The owl sees in the dark: it is wisdom, intuition and the knowledge of hidden things. In dreams it often comes when you need to see through a situation, or when your inner knowing is stronger than what you are told.
When the dream feels light
An owl watching you calmly is a sign of wisdom: you see more clearly than you think.
When the dream feels dark
A screeching owl in the night may announce a change, a secret revealed or a warning you should not ignore.
Ask yourself
What do I already know, without being able to prove it?
Correspondences
- Archetype
- The Wise Old One — Inner knowledge, the counsel that comes when you are still.
- Element
- Air — thought, word and message
- Planet
- Moon
- Tarot card
- The High Priestess
- Alchemical stage
- Albedo, the Whitening
Wisdom that sees in the dark. What others miss is plain to you, if you trust what you see at night.
Words that call this sign
owl, owls
Related signs
The Raven · The Wind · The Eye · The Old One · The Key · The Temple · The Book · The Clock
The card of this dream
The High Priestess. The secret knowledge behind the veil, an intuition that knows before it can explain. The High Priestess sits between the black and white pillars before a veil, the scroll of hidden law in her lap and the moon at her feet. She is intuition, silence and secret knowledge: the answer is not yet visible, and it will come from within, not from outside.