Bear Ryver

Bear Ryver

Unceded Huchuin Ohlone Territory
Bear Ryver is a consulting and lecturing astrologer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. When he’s not talking stars you can find him climbing rocks and playing guitar.
Dec
05
Skyvibe Serial #50: Week of Dec 4th - 10th, 2022

Skyvibe Serial #50: Week of Dec 4th - 10th, 2022

9 min read
Dec
04
December 2022 Newsletter

December 2022 Newsletter

December Solstice Newsletter Forging Ahead and Facing the Furious Pace of Change New Air, New Bear This is the last
9 min read
Nov
27
Skyvibe Serial: #49 (2022)

Skyvibe Serial: #49 (2022)

Theme of the week: throw shit - see what sticks.
7 min read
Nov
19
Too Much Alliteration

Too Much Alliteration

And Other Verbal Vices Call it a verbal vice, persistent penchant, or autistic echolalia (actually, literally): I've had
6 min read
Nov
15
You're Strong Enough to Do Scary Things

You're Strong Enough to Do Scary Things

Both fear and danger have a few things in common: they typically cause our nerve to waver and our inner monologue to say "oh hell no, I'm not doing that!"
3 min read
Nov
13
[from the archives:] 5/20/21

[from the archives:] 5/20/21

Could I “conquer my fear of heights”? It turns out the answer to that last question is no. But what I’ve learned about fear, fright, danger, the nervous system, and the power of our thinking has been invaluable to my understanding of the world. And yes, to my astrological practice, too.
9 min read
Nov
13

The Super Power of Shifting Our Attention

The Super Power of Shifting Our Attention ...and how it can help us work thorugh fear. In one of the
4 min read
Nov
11
On Swords, S'words, and the Magical Word: Synchronicity

On Swords, S'words, and the Magical Word: Synchronicity

I'm going to face my fear of being ridiculed for saying this, but: I "believe" in Synchronicity. In fact, I'd go so far as to describe synchronicity as a core value and and even a spiritual discipline.
7 min read
Nov
10
Meet Me in the Garden: Venus's Earthly Realm of Pleasure

Meet Me in the Garden: Venus's Earthly Realm of Pleasure

In the secret garden of Venus, measurements matter only insofar as they create Good Things. Like: ease, respite, delight. Those are Venusian priorities. And they're not conceptual ideals or mental models like they are in Libra. In Taurus, Venus's priorities are practical, pragmatic, and political.
14 min read
Nov
09
Striving for Strategy with the Decisive Part(s) of Ourselves

Striving for Strategy with the Decisive Part(s) of Ourselves

The mind is a double-edged sword. A useful but dangerous tool to the world around us, and just as deadly for ourselves. It gets us into lots of trouble. One of the trickiest ways the mind cuts both ways (to our detriment) takes the form of Doubt.
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