Owl Energy: Symbolic meanings for the owl are:

Intuition, ability to see what others do not see
The presence of the owl announces change
Capacity to see beyond deceit and masks
Wisdom
The traditional meaning of the owl spirit animal is the announcer of death, most likely symbolic like a life transition, change

Owl Totem, Owl Spirit Animal: Those of you who have Owl Totem as your totem animal will find yourself drawn to the dark and preferring to work during the night hours. For this reason, you have no fear of the occult, darkness or magic and often have the gift of prophecy. In addition, your wisdom gives you the power to extract secrets from those around you when you listen to its voice inside of you. As a result, you will hear not what others are saying, but what they are really thinking and feeling by detecting the subtleties of voice that others cannot hear.

People are unable to deceive you because you have the ability to see into the darkness of others souls. Most people with this totem are also clairvoyant because of this ability to see, and empathize. Since it can be very scary at times you have to learn to trust your instincts about people.