Q. I am staying in a Government Housing colony and I cannot make any modifications or changes to the house. I am sending you the sketch of the same. Kindly go through the drawing and suggest remedies if there are any vaastu defects.

Ashok Garg, via email.

Ans. There is a major defect in the house in the northeast area. This area is missing. The kitchen and toilets are also placed in this quadrant. If you cannot modify or change this, you will have to take the help of pyramids. You may also fix a Jupiter Yantra in the northeast.

Use the bedroom at southwest as your master bedroom.You can use the bedroom at northwest as the guest room. Paint the bedroom at southeast with light yellow colour.

SOME MISHAPS ARISING OUT OF FAULTY VAASTU

Though it may sound ridiculous to many, defective vaastu can bring disastrous results many a times. Every plot or house has its own energy pattern. The five basic elements have to be in proper places. If the balance is disturbed, the energy pattern changes and it can affect the inmates. Effects on different members like father, mother, son and daughter can be different depending on directions and positions.

One of the worst defects in a plot is to have a low southwest maybe in the form of a depression, pond, well or septic tank. This can be fatal to the owner, the spouse and the eldest child besides a drain on finances .

An extended southwest brings bad luck to the master of the house. A gate or opening at southwest will drain finances in no time.

The northeast is very vulnerable to weight and if a heavy structure is made here, it will block progress and developments. A toilet, kitchen or staircase in northeast is specially bad. A cut in the northeast will hinder the progress of children.

The western side rules male members. A well or septic tank at west can cause bad health for male members and makes them accident prone. The same thing is true for ladies if there is a well or septic tank at south because south direction rules female members.

The northwest direction is ruled by moon which controls the mind. A well or septic tank in this direction can make the inmates restless and take illogical decisions. If a house is constructed in the northwest corner leaving vacant space at south, the inmates live a very mentally disturbed life.

The southeast direction is the place of the fire element. An extension here or water body may cause fire hazards or thefts.

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