The interpretation of symbols is very specific to regions and cultures. I would suggest looking up the symbology that is specific to your culture since different objects and animals have different meanings in different countries. A symbol or totem considered auspicious in one region might not be in another.
Here is a list of some common symbols to get you started:
A
Airplane: long travel, promotion, moving forward
Anchor: settling, finding stability, weighing down
Angel: good news, happiness, protection
Ant: fruit bearing, determination
Apple: new love
Arrow(s): bad news, wrong direction
Ax: conflict, problems
B
Baby: minor worries
Bag: large amount of money
Ball: need to invest work or training to get things started
Balloon: idealization or a person or situation, be careful
Bat: stealthy intentions, fear of people
Beans: financial issues
Bear: careful decision making, don’t overreact or panic
Bed: personal problems, sickness
Bee: new friends or friends gathering
Bell: visitors
Bird: news, letter, message
Boat: staying afloat or on top of things
Book: wisdom, legal issues
Bottle: active social life
Box: secrets
Branch: helping a friend in trouble
Bridge: overcoming obstacles
Broom: questioning one self, self-examination
Bull: independence or advances from a married man
Bus: group travel
Butterfly: change, transformation
C
Cage: depression, unhappiness
Camel: news from far away
Candle: help from friends, knowledge, wisdom and learning
Car: luck in new ventures, travel
Cat: solitude, fighting with friends or loved ones, catfight
Chain: loss of freedom, unhappy union in marriage or business
Chair: unexpected guest or stability
Chicken(s): gossip, idle chatter
Church or temple: ceremony, spiritual growth
Circle: success, wishes come true
Claw: fighting, enemy
Clover: luck or affection
Comet: unexpected visitor
Compass: need for direction
Cow: wealth
Cross: sacrifice
Crown: acknowledgment, reward, peer recognition
D
Dagger: divorce, severing of ties
Devil: danger, beware of influential people, unhappiness, bad omen
Dog: friendship, loyalty
Dolphin: joy, fun
Door: opportunity
Dragon: past is haunting you
Drum: scandalous news
E
Eagle: high goals or expectations
Egg: wealth and success
Elephant: intelligence and longevity
F
Face: new friendship, face value
Fence: protection, seclusion
Feather: contemplation about life, self-exmination
Fish: financial news or career achievement
Flag: danger waiting
Flower: happiness, beauty
Fork: argument with spouse
Fortress: success after hardships
Fox: cunning, beware of hypocrites
Fruit: prosperity in endeavors
G
Gate: opportunity, exit from a bad situation
Goat: business competition
Goose: resolution to a problem
Grave: death, sadness, misfortune
Gun(s): battle, argument, major disruption in relationship
H
Hammer: brute force, overcoming challenges with force
Hand: agreement
Harp: harmony
Hat: success in life
Heart: Love, good health or heartbreak if the heart is broken
Horse: nobless, strength
Hourglass: imminent danger, incompletion, time running out
House: success in business, security
I
J
K
Kettle: socializing with friends
Key: moving, new solutions
King: power, highest form of success
Kite: tethered, tied down
Knife: enemies approaching, break-up
L
Ladder: work related travel, promotion
Lamp: resolution, shedding light on something
Leaves: ambition, money
Letter: news
Lines: path, goal
Lion: influential friend, success at work
M
Maiden: honor
Man: money
Mask: lies and deception around you
Mermaid: success in love, beauty
Monkey: curiosity
Moon: full moon means love, crescent moon means spiritual calling
Mountain: powerful person, it could be friend or foe depending on context around it
Mushroom: sudden growth
N
Nails: hurt, injustice
Nest: pregnancy
Net: danger around you
Nose: someone is inquiring about you, gossip
O
Owl: warnings about unlucky events
Old woman or hag: sadness in the home
P
Pear: financial security, social status
Pig: gain
Pot(s): wedding, positive changes
Purse: you will receive money
Q
R
Rabbit: success with children
Raven: bad or sad news
Rat: loss of employees, disloyalty
Ring: marriage, broken ring means divorce or bad luck
Reptiles: unpleasant discussions, discomfort
S
Saw: trouble from strangers
Scales: justice
Scissors: trouble at home, break-up, illness, sadness
Scorpio: revenge
Shark: high danger or death
Ship: staying afloat, successful journey
Shoe: new beginnings
Shovel: hardship approaching
Skull: major worries, failure, loss
Smoke: legal issues
Snake(s): beware, bad people are around you
Spider: money on its way
Square: happy marriage and home
Star: investments
Swan: happy love life
Sword: arguments, especially between lovers
Sun: power, wealth
T
Tie: engagement
Tower: longevity, long life
Toy: nostalgia
Train: new ventures
Trees: changes for the better, prosperity
Triangle: changes
U
Umbrella: difficulty, annoyance
Unicorn: scandal, unrealistic expectations
V
Vase: dignity
Violin: selfishness
Volcano: things are outside of your control
W
Wall: unfruitful business
Waterfall: overly emotional
Witch: dangerous, scheming woman, poisoning of mind
Wheel: change of fortune, inheritance
Whip: high energy, sexual activity
Window: neighborhood gossip
Wolf: need for family
Worm(s): secret enemies
X
Y
As a letter: making decisions regarding a goal, forking in the road
Z
Zebra: indecisiveness