In order to put Fengshui principles to practise the most important and necessary step is to have the scale plan of the building. We need to measure all the floors and rooms and draw the same on a graph paper. Every important detail of a house like the bedrooms, toilet, and placement of the WC, placement of the gas stove, placement of beds, doors, windows, and staircases needs to be marked on the graph sheet. Once we have all these details, we need to take the compass reading.

For taking the compass reading we need to remove watches, jewellery and metal objects and stand clear of cars and metal fixtures. While taking the reading we need to bear in mind that we take the Magnetic North reading and not the Geographical North. Once all the readings are in place we need to transfer the readings onto the plan and determine the Cardinal (East, West, North, and South) and Inter-Cardinal Directions (north-east, South-east, South-west, North-west)

Drawing a plan and taking the readings is one of the most important steps. Ignoring this step and basing the placement of objects and other remedies on estimates will never give us the desired results.

VASTU SHASTRA: MEANING

Vastu is a Sanskrit word which means Vaas: Live Tu: you, a place where you live or dwell. Shastra means a text which contains knowledge or instructions. Simply put Vastu Shastra means instructions laid down for building a structure. 

HISTORY:

Historically Vastu dates back to the Vedic times. Although there is reference of Vastu in several ancient books, Mayamata and Manasara are the most important ones. Being a technical subject it was confined to the Sthapathis or architects. They laid down several principles for constructing a building taking into account the five elements of nature.

BASIC FUNDAMENTALS:

Vastu Shastra is based on the importance of the 5 elements of nature (wind, water, earth, fire, space) and the 4 directions (East, West, North, South). Any structure which is not built in accordance with these elements or aligned with the 4 directions will sooner or later pose problems for its inmates. The interplay of nature acting through these elements and directions therefore forms the basis of Vastu.

VASTU AND REAL ESTATE

Vastu touches every aspect of our lives. Vastu homes provide us with a healthy and secure life. Offices built on Vastu principles enhance sales and productivity. Vastu compliant factories can promote the efficiency of the workers and minimize breakdown of machines or other equipments. Malls and retail outlets can see the boost in sales. In short modern societies can benefit from Vastu in a lot of ways.

 Today we have so much moved away from nature. Either we are confined to the four walls of our home or office. A walk on the city roads is far from relaxing. In such a scenario the principles of Vastu need to be correctly applied to our buildings and we shall ourselves experience excellent results.

I’m a Vaastu Consultant and have been practising since 2002. I’m a professionaly trained consultant and have taken up residential and commercial projects.

I have worked on projects involving site planning, alterations in a built structure and cosmetic remedies where no structural changes are possible.

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