A bear in a dream often speaks to inner strength and the instinct to protect what matters, sometimes through anger that surprises even you. Bears are also solitary animals, so the dream can point to a need for retreat or quiet after being pushed too far. A calm bear may reflect strength you're finally owning; a charging one usually names a boundary that's been crossed.
Planets do manifest greater and worser evils when they are stationary, than when they are retrograde. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)