What does it mean to dream about kite?
A kite usually stands for an aspiration held by a line, soaring while still tethered, so notice whether it flew high, dived, or slipped its string.
Four ways to read it
Each reading below comes from a named tradition and a cited source, so you can see where it came from and decide what fits your dream.
Freud
Freud would read the kite as a wish sent aloft yet held by a string, the pull between rising desire and the hand that controls it. A kite cut loose can express both freedom and the fear of losing one's hold.
After Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams (Brill trans., 1913), public domain.Jung
Jung might see the kite as an aspiration that climbs while the self keeps the line, soaring without losing its tie to the ground. How high it flies and whether the string holds can show the balance of ambition and footing.
Jungian concept (our summary).Modern
Continuity ties the kite to waking thoughts about hopes, freedom, and keeping control of something that wants to rise. A kite flying well or breaking free often echoes a real feeling about a goal in motion.
Continuity hypothesis (our summary).Mythological
The desire to send something of oneself into the sky runs through legend and play alike, the line between earth and air a thread of longing. To fly while still being held has long been an image of hope kept within reach.
Rosmerta Publishing editorial synthesis (after Bulfinch; Brewer).