The Barn Owl signifies the fear of the unknown and the courage to navigate through it. The excellent hearing of the Barn Owl enables him to hunt in the dark, using his hearing circumstances alone. Being able to sense in absolute darkness speaks of the talent in ourselves to locate resources while blind. Not only will the medicine of the barn owl help you pinpoint what you need, but he will also grant you a picture of the unknown with more detail and accuracy than any other animal. The asymmetrical your opening of the barn owl speaks of the power to listen at all levels. By integrating what we hear from above and below, we are blessed with the gift of receiving guidance from the heavens and the earth .