What a strange ritual, there is no mention of it in the writings of magicians and warlocks, in folk and even gypsy magic ... Modern magicians and psychics also do not talk about such a rite (someone mentioned that this card is used for lapel). It is very likely that this ritual appeared recently, and the children came up with “how to call the Queen of Spades”. If you type in the search engine “how to call the Queen of Spades at home”, then you can find many typical children's “horror stories”: “Exactly at midnight you need to take a mirror, light a candle, turn off the whole world. With red lipstick, draw a staircase and a door on the mirror and call: "Queen of spades, come!" While she is descending, one must make a wish, and before she approaches, cover the mirror and turn on the light. If you don’t have time, it will choke you. ”
Children like to be “afraid” of something mysterious and mystical, this is normal. But flirting with the looking glass behind the mirror is really unsafe, any disembodied entity can respond to children's amusements. What happens if you call the Queen of Spades? Children with a stable psyche will receive the desired adrenaline rush, children suggestible and excitable can be seriously scared, and children with extrasensory abilities will see something. But, before putting an end to it, let’s try to figure out why they need this madame.
Through the Looking Glass Villain
Who is she, Queen of Spades? The first thing that comes to mind is the villain, as they usually interpret this card in marital fortune-telling. She also denoted an old woman or a widow, less often a sorceress, a rival. But we are talking about ordinary, playing cards, let's remember what lies at the heart of this gambling game. There is an interesting legend about the origin of playing cards: the ancient Egyptian priests (or, in another version, the priests of Atlantis) encrypted their knowledge in tablets with the name Tarot and decided that vice, and not virtue, would be best preserved. Since then, these tablets have been used for gambling and bazaar fortune-telling, and Tarot cards have turned into playing cards ... And what does the Queen of Spades in the symbolism of Tarot mean? In Tarot cards, suits are called differently: Bubi - disks or coins, worms - cups or bowls, crosses - staves or wands, spades - swords or spears. Ladies are called queens, and each suit has its own element, side of the world, zodiac sign, etc. For swords, the element is air, the side of the world is north. In the Tarot system, the queen of swords is not at all a clearly negative character, she can be different. In a positive aspect, this is the queen - a warrior, an Amazon, and in the negative, the snow queen (as she is often depicted on the map). It turns out interesting - the children, thinking up how to call the Queen of Spades, try to call the snow queen, and even through the mirror.
The breath of time
Many children choose aggressive symbolism: wolves, tigers, skulls, etc. Moreover, esotericists and psychologists believe that this is right - the child is looking for an image of a strong defender. In ancient times, it was terrifying amulets that were worn on children to drive away evil spirits. But back to our lady, often on the Tarot cards the queens were depicted in the image of the corresponding goddesses. And what kind of goddess corresponds to the queen of swords? The most suitable is the Indian goddess Kali, a black goddess with knives in her hands and necklaces from severed heads. But in fact, in India, Kali is revered not at all as a destroyer, but as a great mother protecting children from demons. This is the second hypostasis of the white goddess Parvati. And the era in which we live is considered the era of Kali. So it’s worth considering what the children want, figuring out how to call the Queen of Spades, maybe they really “catch” something from the information field of the earth.
And yet, good advice to parents: if your child is looking for how to call the Queen of Spades, tell him (or come up with) some ritual without a mirror.