In Gallo-Roman religion, Artio was a goddess of the bear, and was worshipped at Berne, which actually means “bear”.
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Bear Medicine Woman
by Gerald Musinsky
She was born with the spirit of a bear, after her father killed a bear while she was still in her mother’s womb. She is the origin of the Bear Medicine Ceremony invoking healing powers by actions of a bear based on her narrative myth.
[Plains, Pawnee]
Bear
To see a bear in your dream, symbolizes independence, the cycle of life, death and renewal. It may signal of period of introspection and thinking. The dream may also be a pun on “bare”. Perhaps you need to bare your soul and let everything out into the open.
Witch's Well 