Lenormand Card Meanings

15. The Bear

Interpreting The Bear

The Bear is the fifteenth card of the Lenormand and represents leadership, authority figures and positions of power. Connected to business and finances, The Bear can be used as a career card and often signifies your boss or upper-level management. The Bear describes someone who has worked consistently over a long period of time to get to where they are. They are very experienced and knowledgeable and can be a great mentor. On the negative side, The Bear can represent someone who is overbearing or intimidating.

The Bear focuses on accumulating and protecting your resources (possessions, assets and money). Whilst The Fish focuses on your cashflow, The Bear is about protecting your overall financial position.

The Bear can indicate overindulgence, weight issues, or hoarding. The Bear can also appear when someone is about to make a healthy lifestyle change such as joining a gym. This card encompasses all things relating to food. It can describe diet and nutrition, cooking, and restaurant dining.

The Bear as a Person

The Bear can describe a “mama bear” figure – someone who is strong, caring, kind, and protective. The Bear can also represent someone who is powerful, assertive or authoritative. It indicates someone with leadership abilities who may be a gentle giant. The Bear signifies parents or any other authority figure in your life.

Physically, The Bear describes someone who is big and strong. They are a heavy build and may be curvy or overweight. It can represent people with brown hair or someone who has facial hair.

The Bear signifies managers, bankers, dietitians, nutritionists, and chefs.

The Bear as a Place

The Bear can represent restaurants, cafes, dining rooms, workplaces, or banks.

The Bear as an Object

The Bear can describe anything relating to food. It may also represent a diet plan, piggy bank, or a savings account.

The Bear as Advice

The Bear is a card of leadership, so when this card appears in a reading it is time for you to step up and take charge. You may need to assert yourself or throw your weight around in order to get things done. However, The Bear may also appear when you need to adopt a less authoritative approach.

The Bear calls for you to draw on your strengths, whether that be your personal qualities or the resources you have behind you. When The Bear appears as your advice card, it is a reminder for you to protect what you have.