Owl
An owl often arrives when we sense something hidden—a truth not yet spoken, a watchfulness we can't quite name. Perhaps it asks whether the secret being kept is one we're protecting or one we fear will find us first.
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See what’s rising tonight →What the old dream-books say
These are the entries the historical dream-books record for owl, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To hear the solemn, unearthly sound of the muffled voice of the owl, warns dreamers that death creeps closely in the wake of health and joy. Precaution should be taken that life is not ruthlessly exposed to his unyielding grasp. Bad tidings of the absent will surely follow this dream.
To see a dead owl, denotes a narrow escape from desperate illness or death.
To see an owl, foretells that you will be secretly maligned and be in danger from enemies.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream of seeing one of these birds of night in a roosting position, is a sign that you will discover an important secret that relates to yourself: to see an owl flying foretells that some secret of your own will get out.