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ENVIRONMENT

• The surroundings
of the house is
what determines
the kind and
quantum of
energy that the
plot would
receive.
• What is around the perimeter
of our plot will affect the
energy within because it has to
cross them before entering the
plot.
• It is just like a
breeze passing
through a scented
garden before
reaching you.
• What if it is a
garbage dump or
ditch?
• A palatial bungalow built in the
midst of a slum would just not
fit in energetically.
• Residents have little or no control over
their environment.

• One may re arrange a plot or redesign a


building but what can they do about a road
or a hill?
• Choosing the environment we want to live
in is an important feature.
• The environment sets the trend for our
lives.
• Haven’t you noticed that most of the rich
live in the same areas and the same goes
for the under privileged too.
• There are three features that constitute an
environment

• Geographical features
• Suburbs
• Roads
• Nature has its own way of expressing
good energies.
• One can look for symptoms of good or bad
energies before purchasing the plot.
• If the neighbourhood
is already built up,
look out for symptoms
in you neighbours.
Are they prosperous,
do a lot of children
play in the roads, is
the area bright and
smelling good? Are
people busy?
• If there are no buildings to look for, examine the lands.

• Lands which are always wet or having puddles are bad for
living.

• If water seeps from the ground it is a bad symptom.


• Land with large cracks are bad too.

• Lands with rocks or pebbles on the surface are bad for


energy.
• Generally barren land with no natural greenery brings
unhappiness. Lands where anthills, termite hills or snake
hills are present are bad for living.
• Level lands are
always better for
living. Sloped lands
as well as those with
eroded surfaces are
energy deficient.
• Lands which are too
high or too depressed
in comparison to the
environment are bad.
• Living land is one where flora flourish.
Dead land has only desert plants living or
not even that.
• Good Vastu would have flowering plants
in the vicinity. Birds with colourful feathers
in habit the area. Choosing a living land is
important.
• PHYSICAL FEATURES
• Natural features of an area influence a
house and its inhabitants. Physical
features can easily be classified by the law
of weights.
• Hills and raised spaces are obviously
heavy, rivers and ponds as well as
depressed spaces are light. Hills could be
obstructions and rivers ducts for energy
flow.
• Physical features are geographical
elements. They are older and larger than
many man made structures and are very
powerful.
HILLS

• Hills should not be


very close to the plot.
• Rocks are not good
energetically for
people and hilly areas
have a lot of rocks in
the vicinity.
• A little distance from the hills are okay and
the distance to be maintained is measured
by the shadow of the hill. People generally
should not live in the shadow of the hill.
• A hill should also not
be the first thing one
sees on opening a
door or a gate.
• If the hills are in a
distance they are
ideal in the south and
west directions of the
plot.

• Hills on the north and


East Side of the plot
are extremely bad.
WATER BODIES

• Rivers and streams flow


from higher levels to
lower level. Thus they
serve as indicators of the
levels of a place.
• Also as all the rainwater
in the vicinity flows
towards a water body, all
land slopes towards the
river too.
• Habitat sciences take into account the mobility of
water. Moving water conveys energy to a place
faster than other natural forces. Remember, the
greatest of civilisations in the world had been
founded in river valleys. They believed that not
only was it convenient but also added to their
power. Even today, most of the world’s important
capitals have a famous river bisecting them.
• Water bodies are considered as cavities below
the ground and are light in weight.
• Water bodies are
excellent in the north
and the east of the
plot.
• They are bad in the
south and west.
• Water bodies can be divided as
two. Stagnant and flowing.
Whereas the stagnant water is a
constant influence, in the case of
the moving water the direction of
flow is always important.
• The direction towards which water
flows is always lower and the flow
should be towards the east or
north.
• Rivers are best with their water
flow towards the north east.
• Stagnant water like ponds and
lakes are good along the northeast
corner and may extend towards
the east and northern sides.
• Dirty water and ditches as
well as cesspools and
sewers, are lower levels
but do not offer the same
quality of results along
the northeast. . The north
east corner of the plot is
supposed to be clean and
pure and ever rivers with
higher percentages of
sewerage start giving
negative results.
TREES

• Trees are heavy


objects and are
preferred along the
south and west
boundaries. A tree in
the exterior which
blocks the northeast
could cause
hindrance to the
inmates.
• Tall trees are best
outside the west and
southern boundaries
of the plot.
• LIGHT
• The light falling inside
the plot is highly
controlled by tall
objects in the vicinity.
• Tall trees outside the
plot may cast
shadows within. So
may buildings of
neighbours.
• A house should not
remain in constant shade.
A shaded house tires the
inmates and makes them
susceptible to diseases
and losses.
• However the western and
southern sides need to be
more shady than the
north and east. The north
east corner should get
some sunlight daily to
add to the prosperity of
the plot.
NEIGHBOURHOOD.

• The neighbourhood consists of man made


structures. Even plot size and shapes are
controlled by roads that man charts out.
• The effect of the elements of the
neighbourhood can be decided by two
things- Location and utility.
• Buildings and structures
because of their
comparative size and
height could affect the
building.
• It is good to live in a
neighbourhood with
buildings of comparative
sizes. It is not good to live
in a small plot
sandwiched between.
• Similarly it is not good
to stay in a small
building sandwiched
between two tall
ones.
• However when buildings
are only slightly taller it is
better to have the taller
buildings in the south and
west of the plot.
• Tall buildings and
structures because of
their height are bad in the
north and the east of the
home. They could be
beneficial in the south
and the west directions.
• A bar or a wine shop
adjacent to the plot is
bad. It will cause
instable energies.
• A meat shop, a
butcher or an abattoir
next to the house or
proximal in the
distance is bad.
Death and dying
energies are bad in
the vicinity

• A gambling den or a
horse race centre
very near the house is
bad. They add
instability to financial
matters.
• Graveyards and
crematoria in the
vicinity of the home
are bad. Mental
imbalance is the
result.
• Even seemingly positive places such as
temples, banks and schools are bad
nearby. These suck out the energy from
the area and the permanent residents
suffer from lack of it.
•Keep away
from public
places
roads
• ROADS
• Any pathway which is used for
common usage is termed a
road. The road is one
important feature that
determines the Vastu power of
a plot.
• Roads and streets serve as
conduits for energy to the plot.
They also determine in which
way the plots and houses are
oriented.
• The nature of the road is an
important factor in determining
the stability of a plot
• The roads should be
parallel to the cardinal
directions and not
cross to them.
• Only when this
happens will the plot
be parallel to
directions and obey
the laws of Vastu.
• The roads will have to be assessed on
their directions, width, height, and
gradients.
• While choosing a new plot knowledge of
the Vastu details on the roads would be a
great help.
height
• A road should not be
higher than the plot or
building floor. Energy
moves above the level of
the plot if traffic moves at
a higher level than the
floor. Hence the place
would be energy starved.
• If your driveway or path
from the gate is sloping
downwards you will know
that the road is higher.
Number of roads
• There could be upto
four roads for a plot
• Amongst the single
road plots those
facing north and east
are excellent.
2 roads
• Amongst the two road
plots which normally
occur in corners the plot
with the combination of
north and east roads is
the best. But care has to
be taken that the corner
of the plot is intact.
• The full benefits of these
“better plots” is possible
only when coupled with
good design of building.
3 roads
• In three road plots the
entrance should be
kept only in the
middle road,
regardless of any
direction
4roads
• Four road plots are
great, but offer best
results only if it is
used for public
purposes
gradient
• The higher end of the
gradient is considered
heavier and the lower
end as lighter.
• Hence using the
weight principle a
slope towards the
north or east is good
for the plots.
width
• If the roads are wider it is better for the
plots on it. Wider roads offer a smoother
flow of energy. Narrow roads encourage
crime.
• There should not be a
fly over adjacent to
the plot.
Dead end/ blind end
• If the road that serves a house
ends at a plot then the house
is termed a blind end or a dead
end. In effect the road
physically stops at the gate of
the house.
• This is a bad phenomenon.
• Energy has a one way traffic
and gets stagnated within the
plot. This causes stagnation in
career and investments.
Money gets locked up in
needless avenues.
• Buildings on the sides
of blind ends do not
suffer this effect.
• Buildings on the sides
of blind ends closed
in south or west
directions are very
lucky
• The most feared of Vastu phenomenon is
a street banging into the plot from across
the road.
• The plot may have a
single main road
serving it.
• From the other side of
the road a
perpendicular road
may join the main
road.
• The perpendicular
road may be straight
to the plot.
• This plot is said to be
hit by a spearing
street.
• This feared occurrence was felt in all cultures.
• It was called kuthu ( punch in Tamil),
shoola( spear in Hindi) and as a poison arrow in
Chinese.
• The perpendicular road channelises a great
amount of energy within the plot. It serves as a
conduit for energy, which may be good or bad
depending on the location it strikes on the plots
boundary.
• Spears in the middle
of any façade is good.
• For determining the quality of the rest of
the spears one has to use the Ucham &
Neecham principles, which is also used for
placing doors.
• Spears on eastern or northern halves of
facades turn out to be good for the
inmates.
• Spears on western or southern halves of
facades turn out to be bad for the inmates.
GOOD SPEARS
• To be a beneficial
spear…………
• A spear on the northern
side should strike the
north east
• A spear on the eastern
side should strike the
north east
• A spear on the southern
side should strike the
south east
• A spear on the western
side should strike the
north west
BAD SPEARS
• To be a harmful
spear…………
• A spear on the northern
side should strike the
north west
• A spear on the eastern
side should strike the
south east
• A spear on the southern
side should strike the
south west
• A spear on the western
side should strike the
south west
• The bad varieties of street spears have to
treated with great care and attention.

• ITS BETTER TO GET A VASTU EXPERT


TO HANDLE A BAD STREET SPEAR
The plot
THE PLOT

• The plot is the land on


which we build the
building. It is the base
for the constructed
structure and would
definitely influence
the activities in the
building.
• Like the basis the soil
offers a growing plant,
the earth nurtures the
building. We know
that Vastu is
dependent on earth
energies and so the
plot, which is the
earth component of
the home, is
important.
• The environment of many houses could be
same but the individual differences in each
house starts cropping up in plots.
• Unlike the environment a lot of features
can be controlled in a plot. However
proper plot selection is important too.
• Just as in agriculture
the plot has to nurture
lives in a home too.
• The nature of the soil, the shape of the
plot, man made structures like compound
walls and gates, water bodies as the well
and the garden features are all
components of the plot.
• Man does not use the
building alone. He
uses the land
component also to
park his car or draw
his water. More
importantly He even
uses it to cross, to
reach his house.
SHAPE OF THE PLOT

• Vastu Sastra believes in balanced shapes.


Rectangles the science feels is the best
shape to have for a plot or a residence.
• Since it is felt that all four corners are vital
in determining the different aspects in a
man’s life, a rectangle offers a complete
life for people living within.
• Odd plots that include
circles, triangles and
trapeziums are bad.
• Distortions in rectangles too could be bad.
For example when some corner of a plot is
chopped or truncated by the corporation
(termed as a mandatory splay) problems
take off.
• There are different
ways in which a
rectangle could be
distorted.
• The space could out
grow the rectangle in
some point. Such
outgrowths are
harmful in all
directions except the
northeast where
alone they are
beneficial.
• A squarish growth is easy to identify. It
would be a piece of land jutting out in
some corner. The plot is said to have
extended in the location this extra piece of
land is.
• An angular growth is
slightly tougher to
identify.
• If opposite sides of
the rectangular plot
do not have equal
lengths then the plot
would have grown
angularly
• The other way to find
out is by going to a
corner and looking
out for an angle in the
wall. In longer lengths
the cross is easier to
identify.
• Open space is
considered light and
so an angular
extention in the north
east is welcome.
an extention on any
the other side is bad.
SLOPES IN THE LAND

• Perfectly level land is


non existent.
• A slope is always
provided by nature or
architects in a plot.
• While applying the law of weights in a
slope the higher land imposes more
weight than the lower land.
• Hence it is important to understand the
natural slopes within a plot and level it as
necessary.
• The southern and western sides should be
higher in land levels.
• The plot could be
divided as two
triangles, the moon
triangle and the sun
triangle. The moon
half should always be
higher than the sun
half.
• The land should slope from the southwest
corner (highest) to wards the north eastern
corner (lowest) with all other parts having
levels proportional to their distance from
these two corners.
• The ideal situation
would be when
rainwater falling in the
southwest corner
should exit from the
north east corner.
Where does rain water exit from
your plot?
• That place would be the lowest in
a few years time. It would be
because running rainwater erodes
the soil.
• In case you have a north or east-
facing plot, it would be beneficial
for the correct sides would get
lowered. In case you have a south
or west-facing plot you may do two
things
• Slope the land towards your north
east collect the rain water there
and send it by sub soil piping
outside.
• Or
• You may pave or cement up the
south or west in the plot which
prevents erosion.
• A slope towards the
centre of the plot is
very bad too.
• Depressions in the plot
• Other than a general slope
land may have depressions or
mounds. Generally lands with
random ups and downs are
bad.
• However if the depressions are
grouped together than it is best
to have them in the north or
east for they are below the
ground and hence considered
light.
• The mounds have to be in the
south and west for they are
above the ground and hence
considered heavy.
THE SOIL

• The soil is an indicator of the energies


prevailing in a plot. So true is the fact that
the ancient texts even classified soil as
living and dead.
• The flora on a land is
not only an indicator
of the fertility but also
the energies in the
plot.
• Vegetation should be
lush and the plot
should look green
from a distance.
Natural vegetation
should not be thorny
• The living soil was one where vegetation
thrived and had a good water supply.
• The dead soil was usually a problem land
where vegetation was sparse.
• There should not be
rocks on the surface or
just below it. Jagged
rocks which are exposed
in the plot indicate very
bad energies. There
should also not be
pebbles on the surface.
Rounded rocks or
boulders indicate
deflected energies.
• There should not be too many holes or
crevices on the surface land should be
level to a certain extent and not have too
many ups and downs. Soil should not
have cracks and neither should it look
eroded
• Water should neither
stagnate in the plot
nor should the land
look always look wet
• Water should not
spout up from the
surface with bubbles
during rainy season
• The colour of the soil should not be
different from the black brown range. Soil
should not be whitish which indicates salts
• Soils do have their inherent smell and any
foul smelling soil is bad for living.
• COMPOUND WALLS
• Compound walls determine the shape of
the plot. Walls also ensure that energies
do not leak from the inhabited area.
• It is often believed that a plot gains
strength only after the perimeter walls
have been constructed.
• The law of weights
have to be applied in
case of compound
walls too.
• The northern and
eastern walls would
have to be less heavy
than their opposite
sides.
• So eastern compound
should be thinner and
shorter than the
western compound
• The northern
compound should be
thinner and shorter
than the southern
compound.
• Fences are not
effective as walls in
prevention of energy
leaks. The test for an
energy leak is to
know if the
neighbour’s rain water
or effluents flow
inside the plot or vice
versa
• Compound walls
should not be
truncated or curved in
the northeast and
southwest corners.
• Compound walls should also not develop
cracks which are indicative of leaking
energy.
GATE

• The gate is the entry


point for humans and
energy from the road into
the plot. Gates should not
be too high or heavy
• Do not have more than
three gates in a side as
one of them would
definitely open up in a
negative place.

The gate should open
inside the plot only. Gates
opening outside serve as
a drain of energy.
• Sliding gates are okay
but not as good as swing
gates. The gate should
move towards west or
south.
POSITIONING THE GATES

• The gates should be placed using the


weight principle.
• A gate is considered lighter than walls.
• Hence the gate should be placed in the
northern or eastern half of a wall.
• For a north or south-
facing gate place it in
the eastern half
• For an east or west-
facing gate place it in
the northern half
SPACE

• It is best if you can go


around the house
unhindered by
buildings
• In some cases due to the
paucity of space the main
building has to be
attached to a perimeter
wall.
• In that case the law of
weights has to be
applied. The building may
be linked to the west or
south walls. Attaching it
to the north or east
compound wall will invite
trouble.
• Keep the corners of
the plot free from
buildings. If the
corners are open to
sky it promises
prosperity. The
southwest corner can
be closed with a
building but under
several conditions.
• When a building does not
occupy the whole space of a
plot, it is obvious that there is
open space on its sides. The
distribution of this space is
important in Vastu design for
once the building is in place
not much can be done about it.
• The space being lighter than
the building has to be correctly
placed using the law of
weights.

• The northern and eastern
parts should have more
space than their opposite
sides.
• The building should be
farther from the north
compound wall than the
south wall.
• The building should be
farther from the east
compound wall than the
west wall.
• The ideal situation to
provide excellent
space features would
be to have the
building in the south
west quadrant.
• WATER BODIES
• Water accumulates in
depressions and
lower areas. The
north and east should
be depressed for best
Vastu effects. If water
stagnates there it is
beneficial and water
is just the indicator for
floor level.
• There are two man made
subsoil water bodies in
the plot.
• One is the well (open or
bore)
• The other is the
underground storage
sump.
• The obvious location for
these is low weight areas
of north and east.
• Under ground water bodies are perhaps
the most powerful of the Vastu features.
The well in the wrong place cannot be
balanced by anything else. Great care has
to be taken in placing the wells.
• The well should be in the open area with
sunlight falling on it. The well should not
be placed under a building for it will mean
locking up your resources.
• Take care to place
the sub soil water
body in the north east
quadrant. Anywhere
else it will cause
trouble, the maximum
being given by a well
in the southwest
quadrant.
• The well’s parapet
wall should be circular
in shape.
THE GARDEN
• THE GARDEN
• The garden is a
different from other
parts of the home for
two reasons. It is alive
and it is growing.
• Whereas being alive
creates energy the
constantly growing
aspect of plants
means it adds weight
to the place it is
planted in.
• A garden is pleasing
to the eye and
psychologically
serves as a feel good
factor.
• In fact there are some
modern methods to
cure physical and
psychological
ailments using flower
remedies.
• There are several
factors to be taken in
consideration before
planning a Vastu
garden.
• Weight of the plant
• Nature of plant
• WEIGHTS
• The tree is heavy and
the grass is light.
Shrubs and herbs
weigh in between.
• .
• Heavier plants like
trees should be
planted along the
south and west walls.
The northeast should
have a lawn and east
and north should
have herbs and
shrubs.
• NATURE OF
PLANTS
• Avoid spiny plants in
the garden as they
cause anger and
frustration.
• Do not have plants
that yield a milky latex
when broken.
• Encourage fruit and
flower yielding plants
They help in
fructifying of your
efforts.
• Do not grow plants
that are natives of
deserts like cactus.
They cause anger
• MAINTENANCE
• If you can’t maintain it,
don’t have a garden. It
could do more harm than
good.

Whereas a well
maintained garden
replenishes the energy
that inmates use up. A
badly kept garden sucks
up the residual energy of
the house too.
• Water, weed and
nurture the gardens
well and they will
nourish the energy
within the house.
• Don’t let the wilted
plants or dead
branches remain.
Attention on a daily
basis helps.
• However, do not
change the natural
shape of plants.
Topiary may look
good but every plant
has a shape suited to
the energies
prevailing around it.
Changing it would
alter the flow.
• Don’t over water the
garden for it should
not be wet perpetually
nor should water
stagnate as puddles.
• Ensure that no litter or
organic matter
remains in the
northeast. It helps to
maintain the north
east clean.
• OTHER RULES
• No trees should be
touching the main
house. Trees to be
well away from
constructed areas.
• .
• Trees should be
equally spaced and
even in number. Then
it would be ensured
that weight would
approximately
increase at the same
rate in all areas
• Plants along the north
and east compound
walls should not grow
beyond the wall
height. They will
restrict the flow of
energies.

• .
• No trees should be placed opposite doors
or gates. This shoola is a negative feature
for inmates.
• Fountains and ponds
should be placed in
the north and east.
• Rock gardens should
be placed in the south
and west of the
garden.
• Pots within a house
should also follow the
weight rule and
should be avoided in
the north and east.

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