Owl’s voice If in a dream you hear the sad, frightening voice of an owl muffled, this foretells that death is slowly creeping out from pleasures and poor health . Therefore, attention and caution must be paid to health and conditions . This dream is usually followed by bad news about an absent person . If you dreamed of a dead owl, this foretells an uncertain survival from illness or death . If you dreamed of seeing an owl, then this portends the existence of someone who is secretly plotting against you, then you are in danger .