It's only when you can say a clear no that you can say a clear yes. Both are just as important in defining what your boundaries are.-Bear
Bear Meaning, and Messages
If this mammal has cubs close at hand or a cub visits you, the message is to make sure that you bring your children closer to you. In other words, bear symbolism signifies that you need to connect with the kids around you and ensure that they are safe, free of fear and free from harm.
On the other hand, grizzly bear symbolism recognizes that perhaps you are overly sensitive to perceived invasions and threats. Protecting your space is a good thing. However, it is possible that you are overreacting to the situation.
In contrast, Kermode or spirit bear meaning reminds you that we are all stewards of our environment. Everyone must do their part to stop the progressive destruction of this once pristine planet. Spirit is advising us that every little bit is a part of the whole.
Comparatively, brown bear meaning inspires us to bring balance and integrity to the physical world. It is your mission to generate harmony in the world and the ecology of this planet.
Also, see Panda and the Polar version of this species.
Bear Totem, Spirit Animal
People with the black bear totem have a great deal of patience in manifesting their ideas and projects. They excel in waiting for just the right moment to spring them on the universe. Additionally, they have a great deal of confidence in who they are and where they are going in life. For the most part, they are an authority figure. Also, they are nurturing and protect all children well.
Folks with the brown bear totem have an excellent understanding of their destiny. They know their direction, purpose and are great facilitators in helping others find their way. Besides, people with this totem are very mission oriented.
People that have the grizzly bear as their spirit animal totem are fiercely competitive can be highly aggressive in attaining their goals, independent thinkers and generally wish to be left alone.
Conversely, people with the Kermode or spirit bear totem as their guide in life are deeply devoted to the planet. They walk this planet on a mission of restoring its balance. Their focus can be so intense that they will occasionally forget to nurture themselves in the process.
Bear Dream Interpretation
When you have a bear dream, it could signify that it is time to explore your thoughts. Thinking the same thing over and over may be creating an undesired reality. Perhaps you have allowed others to do your thinking for you! Step back and reassess things. Go inward and find your precise feeling on this matter and follow what you know is right in your heart.
Alternatively, if this mammal is cinnamon in color, it represents the need for you to return to those things that give you comfort in life. Being a martyr has its values, but in this case, the cost to yourself is more than you should carry.
If your bear dream includes a grizzly, it is a warning that there are destructive and terrifying processes such as earth changes (global warming) and earthquakes coming. It forewarns of a natural disaster of some type in your vicinity. In this case, the message is clear that the force of nature is far more potent than humankind.
To see a cub in your dream vision indicates the need for you to connect with your inner child to heal past trauma. It is not wise for you to ignore this episode in your life and it needs to recover so that you can move on. The white Kermode indicates that new wisdom and knowledge is forthcoming shortly. Conversely, one of these mammals in the color green announces the transformation of past traumas, and regeneration of growth within yourself.
I dreamed that I worked as a counselor for the a producer of a matchmaking TV show. The producer had a few difficult matches to make since the participants were either troubled people or in the process of sexually transitioning. The show had just broadcast. The producer was annoyed that one of the couples never followed through with her on their progress. Suddenly the man from this match appears at the studio office very angry. He is as an introverted, plain looking small man. He wants to talk to the producer because the woman he was matched with didn’t love him. His match was a woman who had feminine features but dressed as a man. The dream environment changes to a wooded area outdoors and the producer, another staff person and I are now talking bears. The man is still human and he’s upset with the producer. He complains that she (the producer) did not find him someone who could love him. The other staff person and I are about 800 feet from them. I call out to the man that we will do our best to find him someone because everyone deserves love. He walks away from the producer/bear and crosses the dirt road, past a car and walks into the brush. He takes out a gun which the producer does not see but I do. I have a small pistol and try to shoot at the man but it is ineffective. The man shoots himself in the head, calls out, then a group of several men in farmer’s attire carrying guns come out of the brush. They ask the producer/bear is she is Mrs. Powers (name?). She says yes and they all start shooting at her. Alarmed and frightened, I tell the staff member that we have to run and hide in the woods. End of dream.