#the bear astrology

[thoughtfulchaos773]

Hey, do you think Carmy's a scorpio or gemini?

Is Syd an air or earth sign? I'm bouncing between Capricorn, Aquarius, or Virgo

[jukeboxofjellycat]

Owner/artist on Instagram: kiracyan.design

[lovertm]

care bears + zodiac signs (carebearsofficial)

[liminaltrickster]

Have you ever heard of the decans? If not, here's what you need to know for this post:

The decans are an ancient astrological dignity scheme comprising 10° subsections of the zodiac signs, which means there are thirty-six of them in an astrological chart. They're sometimes also referred to as "faces" because of their connection to imagery. Today, I'm talking about their association with the cards of the minor arcana of the tarot. (Can you see where we're going with this?)

While I was taking a look at Ayo Edebiri's chart for that promised Show Your Work post (this isn't it), I noticed something real neat for an astro nerd like me:

In her chart, Mercury (☿) is in the second decan of Libra (♎️), aka Libra II, opposing her MC within three minutes of a degree. (That's really tight.) I'm not going to go into the specifics of Mercury in her chart, but planets that are closely configured to a point like the MC speak loudly. They often have a direct correlation to the person's career.

So, what's the minor arcana tarot card associated with Libra II?

3 of Swords, The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck

Sydney's 3 of Swords tattoo is in Ayo's chart, and lolllll at how literally it shows up.

This fandom has produced a lot of great writing about Sydney's tattoo and its associations with the Sydney-Carmy-Claire love triangle, but since we're here, let's discuss the decanic meaning of this face.

In her book 36 Secrets, T. Susan Chang calls Saturn-ruled (♄) Libra II "Ties That Bind," and she says:

"When Saturn, the lord of commitments and unbreakable bonds, combines with the legal finalities of Libra, the result is a promise. You can think of the three of swords as this: the two parties to the agreement—plus the agreement itself. The promise itself, in other words, is the third thing: the deal, the contract, the marriage, the life."

Christopher Storer and the other writers take great care with the imagery and subtext of the show, but did they know about the decans when they decided to give Sydney this tattoo? Maybe, but I doubt it... Still, I think this interpretation of Libra II is worthwhile in light of the fact that Syd still hasn't signed that friggin DocuSign.

Astrologer Austin Coppock calls this decan "Two Links of a Chain." In 36 Faces, he writes:

"This is thus a face of lasting unions and blended karma. The choice of whom to chain oneself to, and under what terms, is therefore critical. Both sacred covenants and profane deals occur here. The key to such agreements are the terms, for one may do business with the devil himself if the contract is worded well enough, while an agreement poorly made can bring strife even between the best of friends. "The contract is both weapon and armor in this decan, for it both protects and compels. The contract has been associated with Saturn since the Babylonian phase of astrology. As such, it is no surprise that there is little disagreement regarding Saturn's rulership of this face. In Libra, the slow planet is in its exaltation, and excels at the binding-together which is this decan's essential action. Yet Saturn is also infamous for distributing suffering. "Indeed, the breaking of happy marriages and fruitful alliances is as much the subject of this face as their joyful continuation."

Sydney's fear of being tied or chained to Carmy, of signing the partnership agreement, is Saturnian in that it's very wise (at least for now, while his act is decidedly not together), but it also shows a rigidity that might see her miss out on the fulfillment of a dream.

Whatever the case may be, in the context of Sydney and Carmy, I think I prefer this imagery for the 3 of Swords:

3 of Swords, The Wild Unknown Tarot

[snobgoblin]

DRESSED UP IN HIS HEARTSONG GIFTS... the rest are in his bag... and one of them is ringing in his ears...

[mirellapryce]

Edwin was pegged as a Capricorn, and apparently his family was very enthusiastic about Christmas. Therefore I've decided his birthday is Dec 25th.

[ninelivesastrology]

What fandom are you currently obsessed with and what's your 11th House ruler? Mine is The Bear and my 11th House is Mars. Yes, chef.

[pumpkinnpirate]

so today I was going over the characters on the show, specifically Jake, and I can't believe they made him be born on March 1, which MEANS he's a PISCES, and you know WHICH PLANET rules Pisces?

NEPTUNE. NEPTUNE RULES PISCES.

guess who woke King Neptune from his peaceful slumber once

[inkthemandrake]

My brother bear (my brother's fursona)

[oceanicscribbles]

Day 23 - Celestial

Ursa major and Ursa minor, I did have to change the position a bit to fit the canvas

[dozydawn]

my favorite teddy bear growing up was the light green russ berrie zodiac bear (bottom right)... even though i’m a virgo, i had gemini because it was originally my mom’s.

anyways he was such a great teddy bear. filled with p.e. pellets like a beanie baby, except a lot bigger, so there was a very satisfying hefty weight to him. machine washable too.

[alyjojo]

🐯 Leo & Taurus 🐻

[bdapublishing]

teehee happy sag season

[nebuloracle]

The warrors of the Draco and Ursa Major constellations

Yu-Gi-Oh! artwork © Konami.

[izar-tarazed]

Now Izar is good at many things, but calming down an angry rune bear is not one of them.

[mxmajor]

for my own fun

we only know 1, maybe two, birthdays in The Bear; Mikey's (11/15) and Maybe Syd's mom (3/9) if my math mathed well.

And I have been reading the wonderful gingerapplemartini's fic with the astrologer, Madame Stardust on A03

and as an enthusiast and student of astrology I decided to guess what I think the big 3's are for some characters with midheavens.

I am absolutely thinking about their house placements, north nodes and midheavens.

Carmy- Cancer sun, Leo rising, Capricorn moon, Taurus Midheaven

Mikey- Scorpio sun, Cap or Gem rising, Sagittarius moon (w/ interceptions) Scorpio or Aqua Midheaven

Nat- Pisces sun, Virgo rising, Capricorn moon, Gemini Midheaven

Syd- Gemini Sun, Cancer rising, Aries Moon, Aries Midheaven

Richie- Libra Sun, Sagittarius Rising, Leo Moon, Virgo Midheaven (the details!)

Marcus- Aqua Sun, Cancer rising, Taurus Moon (w/ interceptions), Pisces Midheaven