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Dreaming of owls: meaning in Korea

Surprise: in Korea, the owl is a money charm. Dreaming of one is tied to wealth that piles up and to practical wisdom.

What they say in Korea 부엉이꿈

Korea has a charming expression: buongi sallim (부엉이 살림), "the owl's household", for a home where things keep piling up without anyone knowing how. The owl was said to store food in its nest and never go short. That is why many Koreans today give owl figurines as a prosperity charm, especially to new businesses. In kkumhaemong, dreaming of an owl is read as wealth that builds up little by little and as a mind sharp for practical matters. If the owl comes into your house or perches nearby, the folk reading is very favorable: your home fills with resources.

Depending on the details

if the owl stares at you

It is read as a call to observe. There is useful information around you that you are not using yet. Listen more, talk less and take notes these days.

if an owl comes into your house

The most favorable variation in Korea. Resources piling up at home, savings that grow or a run of small gains that arrive quietly.

if the owl hoots at night

It is read as a message or an intuition arriving in silence. It might be a good idea that shows up when you finally give yourself a quiet moment.

And luck?

After dreaming of an owl, a Korean might buy a little owl figurine for their desk as a prosperity charm.

In other traditions

In the West the owl symbolizes wisdom, knowledge and mystery, though in some Latin American cultures it is also tied to bad omens. In dreams it is usually read as intuition waking up.