Influence of 5 Elements The causative nature of the five elements: Water, Air, Fire, Earth and Space are the key to the study and practice of MahaVastu™.
The foundation of MahaVastu™ is Sankhya Darshan (Indian Metaphysics), which is the basis of all Indian sciences like Yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra and many more. The entire Universe, whether it is stars, planets, moons, or any form of life, is made up of these five elements. In buildings each direction is dominated by one element - a balanced state being the cause of positive, and an imbalanced state the cause of negative effects. It is the balance or imbalance among these Panchtattva that makes one's Space a virtual heaven or hell. An underground water tank in South Zone will cause anxiety, fire-accidents, restlessness and disturbed sleep. Similarly, the fire placed in North Zone (Zone of Water) will block new opportunities, receipt of payments and lack of orders, as they are attributes of this Zone. So here in these examples, you can see how an imbalanced state of elements in a building creates problematic real-life situations. Water It is associated with conception of new ideas, clarity of thoughts, creation of new vision, flowing of new opportunities in your life, healing energy, immunity and restoration of health. Water dominates the North direction in buildings. Balanced State When Water is in balanced state in a building, the people in such buildings are able to see the larger picture of life. Though their attitude towards life becomes spiritual and philosophical, they are, at the core, essentially, worldly beings. Air Air represents growth in your life. It is also associated with movement, especially rotational movement, so it brings refreshment, fun, joy and happiness in life. This element dominates the East. The Chinese call it the Wood element. Balanced State Air gives you the courage to try new things, take risks for your growth and to explore your innerself. You get to meet people who pave the way for your growth and you perform impressively. Fire Fire is the driving force behind all life processes and thus is equated with money in modern era. It can transform your life with confidence and enthusiasm. South is the direction of Fire. Balanced State In its balanced state, Fire brings you fame and recognition among the masses. It gives you zeal,
power, strength, confidence and money, which become the driving force behind life and its processes. Earth Mother Earth gives stability. balance, infinite patience and maturity in character are imbued by this element. Earth dominates the centre and diagonal directions in every built-up Space. Balanced State When balanced, this element induces stability in your life - be it your career, behaviour, relationships, or results of your efforts. It encourages towards a feeling of peace and harmony with the entire world - especially with those related by blood. Space Space represents expansion, enhancement, extension, spread, communication and even thought process (Mental Space). Space dominates the Western direction. The Chinese call it the Metal element owing to perfect space configuration in metals (Atomic Structure). Balanced State In a balanced state, Space gives you the charge of your destiny. It gives you a sense of direction and the ability to get organized, ensuring that you excel in all that you do. Space gives you the knowledge and awareness to understand new, creative and beneficial ideas.
Vastu Purush Fields
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Enlarge View Every building is governed by energy -fields which are termed as Devtas , these comprise a vital element of MahaVastu™. Man makes structures and buildings to perform certain functions in a building. As soon as space is enclosed, it starts behaving as a scaled down model of the Universe. Different energy -fields emerge automatically. These energy -fields react with human consciousness. They alter, blend and redirect consciousness as per their own attributes. There are 45 such major energy -fields in a building that control and influence consciousness, and 980 minor energy -fields. These energy -fields are termed as Devtas in Sanskrit . The meaning of the word Dev is, 'the one who is self -Illuminating'. As per the property of the energy -field, their names were derived. In a building, the combination of 45 Devtas is called Vastu Purush Mandala the one who is carrying 45 en ergy fields is Vastu Dev . These 45 energy fields or Devtas are mentioned in detail in Vedas . The presence of these Devtas has been felt at a specific place in any building. Exactly the same form of energy (corresponding to a Devta ) gets developed in exactl y the same portion/place/space, in a building, when it is constructed, forming a grid, which has been termed as Vastu Purush Mandala .
It's really interesting to know the attributes of these fields. For example, Indra is Devta or presiding God of East and c ontains the power of controlling influence. Symbolically, Indra is considered as mind, the ruler of 5 physical senses. In a society, Indra represents the ruling power that connects and binds people together.
Yama is the God of absolute rest and power to br ing any phenomena to completion. Completion of one's life on this planet is considered as death; so in Hindu Vedic philosophy Yama is perceived as the God of death also. Varuna is the observer and controller of worldly affairs, the presiding Devta of West. Gods of all the seas on Earth is also Varuna . He is responsible for creating the governing protocols of the world.
Soma is a Vedic god of elixir of life and presiding Devta of North zone. He also has properties of healing and sexual power. Transformation of sexual energy in elixir is governed by Soma. Bhudhar carries the power to manifest. Aryama has the power to connect with the world in order to (find a mating companion to) sustain the process of evolution. Vivaswan controls the change, which in turn, initiates (manifestation of) the whole existence.
Mitra , which has been invoked repeatedly in Atharvaveda , carries the power of holding the world together; and, Aapaha boosts your immune system. In Vedic literature Aapah is perceived as power that is responsible for all the flows in Universe. Sometimes that very meaning comes very close to the flow of a river. So Aapah is responsible to preserve the flow of life by empowering the immune system. Now you can imagine, why yo u are the way you are! Hindus in the past clearly defined the attributes of these energy fields; they developed the art of perfect placement of different activities to experience the peak performance in their actions. Based on this understanding, they made temples to such a great precision so as to fulfill their wishes. VastuShastri Khushdeep Bansal believes that old Hindu temples are ideal examples of the application of the Alchemy of Space. The same knowledge tools are used in MahaVastu™ to solve problems or to achieve your targets.
