Divine Vastu Tips to Improve Business Finances & Office Interiors

Divine Vastu Tips to Improve Business Finances & Office Interiors:

Finance is the heart and soul of every business. While small scale businesses’ financial circulation depend majorly on payment receipts and cash flow, big businesses have their own sources to maintain financial stability. Whether it is starting up a new business, or achieve faster growth with expansion, mergers or takeovers, getting funding from banks, financial institutions, equity markets or investors is a must. In the better interest of the business and to bring down the costs it is imperative that these funds be procured at lower rates of interest than the prevailing market rates. In all of these situations, application of Vastu attracts the right investor or support from financial institutions and markets.

‘Vastu Shastra’ is one of the many great sciences that have come to us from the ‘Vedas’ or the knowledge books of India. ‘Shilpa Shastra’, or ‘Vastu Shastra’ as it is variously called is said to be an ‘Upa-Veda’ or a minor ‘Veda’.  Also known as ‘Sthapatya Veda’ or ‘Sthapatya Shastra’, it is the applied knowledge of the ‘Atharva Veda’ just as ‘Ayurveda’ is attached to ‘Rigveda’, ‘Dhanurveda ‘to ‘Yajurveda’ and ‘Gandharva Veda to ‘Sam Veda’.

You will be surprised to know that, originally, the learners of Vastu Shastra were also trained in ‘Artha Shastra’ (Economics). Major reason was to make them understand all the aspects related with; finance and use the balance of five elements to solve financial problems. Even, Chanakya the king-maker of ‘Maurya’ dynasty and author of ‘Artha Shastra’ used guidelines on directions of alchemy from Vastu Shastra. He has mentioned those guidelines for kings in his ‘Artha Shastra’.

The interiors of each business relevant to its working needs and style can be made Vastu appropriate and Vastu compliant with innovative planning of work Space in terms of usage, flexibility and business values. Many in-house requirements of the company can be planned to obey the rules of Vastu (without compromising on the standards and ethics of the business) and contribute to the company’s growth and prosperity. Colors, lighting, ventilation, cabin doorways, cabin size, elevations within the cabin, furniture placement and orientation/location in addition to the primary five elements i.e. ‘Panchabhootas’. In Nature all five elements ‘Panchabhootas’ (Water, Fire, Earth, Air, and Space) are in balance. When a home or office is built that balance gets disrupted. Vastu is an ancient architectural science that balances the five elements in any environment bringing maximum productivity and success.

Water (fountains, aquariums, pools, etc.), Fire (transformers, generators, inverters, power houses, Air-conditioners, etc.), Space (utilization), Air (exhaust and ceiling fans, elevators and lifts, etc.) and Earth (elevations, depressions etc.) can all add to the affluence or otherwise of the business. Imbalance of the primary elements may cause varied business problems.  For instance account frauds leading to business loss is traced to the imbalance of the primary element ‘Agni’ or ‘Fire’.

The North-East area of your home or offices is linked to the Water element and influences your success. The North-East is good for entrances, managerial offices, research and development. If this area has proper Vastu, finances will grow and there will be positive cash flow. If there is a toilet, clutter, heating or lighting systems, or blockage, growth will be slow.
The South-East, which imparts the energy needed to complete transactions, is aligned with the Fire element. Kitchens, lunchrooms in offices, computer rooms, heating and lighting systems, and legal matters produce beneficial results in the South-East. When this area is utilized properly, there will be speedy transactions and profits. If there is a missing corner or blockage, transactions will be drawn out and investments will be sluggish.
The South-West area of your office is associated with the Earth element and drives your financial support. A master bedroom in a home, offices for the chairman, directors, and supervisors of a business are most effective in the South-West. With proper Vastu in this direction, financial backing will come easily along with secure savings. If there is a toilet or heating source, there will be cash flow problems and depletion of savings.
The North-West area of your office associated with the Air element. It influences the ability to create and communicate. Bathrooms, conference rooms, bookkeeping, and sales work well in the North-West. If this area is balanced according to Vastu principles there will be satisfied customers and clear communications. If there is a missing corner or blockage there will be inaccurate bookkeeping, dissatisfied customers, and confusion.
The central area of a home or office is associated with the Space element. If this area is open there will be business and career opportunities. With clutter, toilets, a kitchen, or no open Space in the center of an environment, there will be financial limitations.

According to Vastu Shastra there are 16 Vastu zones in every building. Each of them governs different aspects of your life. Out of them, North-West (NW) zone is primarily responsible for getting support from Financial Institutions. If there is a restroom/toilet in NW zone, you will feel there is nobody supporting your cause. Similarly, if there is green color which is creating an imbalance of five elements, then I your support system will not be stable and will face continuous problems. To ensure a healthy financial support system, you must ensure the zone is clean of anti-elements and activities. Ideally, you can place a sculpture of a pair of white horses which symbolizes financial support. This remedy will draw necessary support for your business from people, banks and other financial institutions in the hour of need.

Next is the zone of money and opportunities, North. If North zone has pantry or red or pink colors in your office, you will face problems in payment recovery. You will also not receive new orders which form the back bone of finance for small and medium enterprises. Similar situation happens when there is blue color in South-East (SE) zone. In a scientific research conducted on over four thousand successful case studies, it has been found that placing some green plants gives miraculous results to relieve such situations.

Similarly, if you have waste products (especially, metals) lying in East direction in your office or, factory, you will face problems with government departments and influential persons which will not be a good thing for your financial growth.

ln addition to these, you also need to take care of certain zones which help to create trust, vision, team, understanding and bonding, thus, supporting your financial vision for growth. Once you have got your office space programmed as per Vastu principles, you’ll get secure and fruitful financial flow in your business.

For a business to be successful, primarily three areas have to be addressed: Strength, Finances and Debt Trap.  Several tips in respect of these areas are given here:

Strength for the Business Owner

• The Chairman and the directors or CEOs occupy the Vastu appropriate areas: South, West and South-West and their subordinates the North-West or South-East areas. 

• The direction to face receives prime importance.  This is based on astrological signs. Wrong orientations will set blocks to your thinking process and hamper proper business decisions.
• Doors and the passages are an important consideration. When these are improperly placed finances tend to get stifled and suffocated.
• Furniture and fixtures, electrical and electronic gadgets and treasure rooms have all to be based on their relevance with the primary elements.
• Colors, paintings and portraits can also be used to accelerate your right thinking processes that enable you to interact with the subordinates to the betterment of the business.

Finances

The Finance head, the Chief Accountant and his staff have to be in the North and East sectors.  Financial records, cash and other assets have to be either in the central North or South-West of the cabin.  Staff dealing with cash and bank transactions face North and East directions.

Debt Trap

A few of you may have got caught in the debt trap and trying to come out of it.  For some of you the debt trap can even result in inability to pay bills, debts, and even mortgage repayments. This invariably happens when the North is totally blocked and the ‘Kubera’ (God of Wealth) energy stops flowing.  Activate the flow with running Water and Air.  Certain yantras like the ‘Sri Yantra’ placed in the Vastu appropriate places will also help. Of course your mental faculties have to be regulated to avoid taking unnecessary loans, the repayment of which is impossible.  This apart, stop or minimize using your credit cards. Recital of the ‘navagraha mantras’, particularly of Jupiter ‘mantra’ will help you to take the right financial decisions and possibly pull you out of the debt trap.

To stimulate financial growth in your life place a water fountain in the North-East area of your home or office. Fountains are very effective in moving the ‘stuck’ energy, especially when it comes to finances. Water symbolizes purity and enlivens all living things. Our bodies are made up of 70% water. We can live for quite some time without food, but we cannot survive very long without water. Fountains with moving water enhance life-supporting energy. Fountains cleanse and absorb negative energy. They polarize light, creating ultraviolet light with ozone, which enhances all growth.

The Earth is a magnetic force and is composed of the five elements, as is our brain. The thalamus is the relay center for all sensory and motor skills in the brain. Neurological research has shown that the firing patterns of neurons in the thalamus function differently depending on which direction one is facing. Our mind is then the interactive result of the effect of the magnetic field on our brain cells. By placing our bodies and environments in alignment with the magnetic axis, we can think and act more in tune with Nature.
As a part of this Earth, we live in a sea of electromagnetic and stellar influences. Every shift produced in the atmosphere has the potential to affect our actions. Every particle of energy in the atmosphere is linked to the next particle. According to Vastu, the Sun produces different qualities of energy on its path from East to West and can influence our daily life. Each of the five elements is associated with a direction and each direction has a particular influence on our business activities. Each function of a business is most optimally supported by an individual direction.
Our actions will be more synchronized with the forces of Nature, much like swimming with the stream as opposed to swimming against it. Many studies have shown that when one faces North at their desk they will be more productive and successful. Studies have also shown that sales increase when a sales person faces North or East when working with a customer.
Unfortunately most modern architecture is based on function alone and is not designed to obey the forces of Mother Nature: the Sun, Air, Water, Climate changes, and the Planets. All ingredients of a business, whether home or office based, are greatly enhanced when the functions mentioned above are in their proper position. If there is imbalance, these can be corrected by a qualified Vastu professional who is experienced in rectifying pre-existing buildings.

Divine Vastu Tips for Office Interiors:

• There should be no obstacle placed near or in front of the doors of the office.
• The central part of the office should be kept empty.
• Reception should be preferably located in the North-Eastern part of the office. The receptionist should face either the East or North direction.
• Water bodies must be placed in the North East or Eastern region.
• An aquarium with 9 gold fishes and 1 black fish is recommended in the North-East is an advisable idea for Vastu for office interiors.
• Executives, managers and directors should be located in the West, South or South-West areas of the office according to office Vastu. Eastern and Northern zones should be reserved for the middle level management and employees. Field staff should be located in the North-West.
• Vastu tips recommend that the staff work facing the North or the East directions.
• Office Vastu recommends that the accounts department be located in the South-Eastern portion.
• Marketing department should be in the North-West of the office design.
• Try to avoid seating any employees under the beams. If this is unavoidable, cover the beams with a false ceiling.
• Office Vastu suggests that the owner or MD should have a rectangular table.
• Pantry and lunch rooms should be located in the South-East and North-West according to Vastu tips.
• Restrooms should be located in the North-West corner of the building or in the North-West corner of the rooms. Other alternative directions for restrooms are Central-South or Central West. Restrooms be avoided in North-East, North and East directions.
• All important documents and papers should be stored in safes and cupboards that face the South-West direction.
• All side tables and telephones should be placed in the South-West corner.
• Conference rooms are best placed in the North-West direction.
• Employees who need to improve their performance should first be located in the Western region and then shifted to the South-East.
• Placing images of Gods and deities towards the right of mirrors is considered auspicious from a financial point of view.
• The staircase is best located in the South, West and South-West locations in the office design.
• If the office has a temple, it should be placed in the North-East portion of the office design.

These Vastu tips are designed to draw from natural elements and improve energy levels in the working environment. The Vastu for office construction involves many more parameters, but this can be used as a yardstick for small changes.

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Divine Vastu Tips to get rid of Office/Workplace Politics

Divine Vastu Tips to get rid of Office/Workplace Politics:

Workplace politics, (office politics or organizational politics) is the use of power and social networking within an organization to achieve changes that benefit the organization or individuals within it. Influence by individuals may serve personal interests without regard to their effect on the organization itself. Some of the personal advantages may include access to tangible assets, or intangible benefits such as status or pseudo-authority that influences the behavior of others. On the other hand, organizational politics can increase efficiency, form interpersonal relationships, expedite change, and profit the organization and its members simultaneously.

Both individuals and groups may engage in office politics which can be highly destructive, as people focus on personal gains at the expense of the organization. "Self-serving political actions can negatively influence our social groupings, cooperation, information sharing, and many other organizational functions." Thus, it is vital to pay attention to organizational politics and create the right political landscape. "Politics is the lubricant that oils your organization's internal gears." Office politics has also been described as "simply how power gets worked out on a practical, day-to-day basis."

An office environment can nourish and support the human spirit as much as it can deny and suppress it. If our offices are humane, loving, and sacred, then what is produced in those offices will have a sense of humanity and integrity. The act of turning the places where we work into places that we love, can transform our own lives, and will in turn positively affect the lives of everyone around us.

A proper Vastu based office helps you feel inspired, productive, and powerful. And when done well, it will enhance your creativity, discipline and success. Follow these six essential tips to get rid of office politics.

1.      De-clutter and Organize

2.      Put your Desk is in the proper place

3.      Use appropriate Artwork and Images

4.      Balancing and Harmonizing the Space

5.      Select appropriate Office Colors

6.      Amalgamate Stress Relieving Techniques

1.        De-clutter and Organize

One of the most fundamental steps in creating an office is to get rid of clutter. If you have read about clutter control then you know that clutter has a profound impact on your emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. When you clear clutter you bring in vital energy that will help you with mental clarity, focus, and inspiration.

A clutter-free and organized office allows room for new, refreshing energy and ideas. Maintaining an organized office and desk will help you in innumerable ways. It will:

·        Increase effectiveness, efficiency and productivity

·        Enhance discipline, creativity and success

·        Attract abundance

·        Improve mental clarity and focus

·        Reduce stress and help you to feel more relaxed and peaceful

·        Give space for new projects and creative endeavors to flourish

Here are a few other things to keep in mind:

·        Try to leave your desk clutter-free and organized at the end of the day;

·        You might add curved or flowing shapes, darker colors, soft furniture and some window coverings;

·        Don’t overcrowd your bookshelves, it will leave you feeling overwhelmed and overextended;

·        If your space is cramped, then open it up with mirrors;

·        Keep everything that you use daily within arm’s reach.

2.        Put your Desk is in the proper place

In office you want to make sure that you are sitting in the power position. That means that you can see the door when seated at your desk. Ideally, you should be able to see as much of the room as possible. Sitting in the power position is a key element in an office. The person seated farthest from the entrance will have the most power. If you sit too close to the door, you will be distracted by daily/petty details. If you sit with your back to the door, you will suffer inauspiciously to office politics, backstabbing, etc. If you have to share your office space with another, you should try to avoid sitting back to back. It is also best to avoid sitting face to face. Both positions tend to create conflict. If you cannot avoid sitting face to face, either stagger the desks or create a small barrier with a plant, photo or other object. In an open plan with many desks, use plants to soften sharp edges and corners. Sharp edges create ‘poison arrows’‚ which contribute to conditions such as irritability, discomfort, and even disease. Also, the aisles should be large enough so that the energy moves slower. Make sure to use subtle colors in an open office plan. Bright, vivid colors are too active in a large bustling room.

3.        Use appropriate Artwork and Images

When you surround yourself with images and objects that you love and that inspire you create a living affirmation for your goals. In an office if you want to surround yourself with images and objects that keep you inspired, creative and productive. Add flowers, art and beautiful window treatments. Hang pictures, mottos and images that symbolize what you want to accomplish. Choose furniture and accessories that speak to you of prosperity, abundance and success. Infuse your office with your personality; it will foster and support personal growth and success. Every object in your office has an influence on you. According to Vastu it is luminosity, the relative brightness of something. Make sure your office is having a positive and uplifting effect on you.

4.        Balancing and Harmonizing the Space

Balance and harmony are important attributes of an office. There are two ways to balance and harmonize your environment with yin and yang energies. (Yin and Yang are the basic expression of ancient Chinese science of Feng Shui represented as darker side as Yin and brighter side as Yang. Yin is a feminine & submissive energy and on the contrary Yang is masculine expression & active, aggressive energy. Both are interrelated containing aspects of each other in the form of a ‘Dot’ in symbol of Yin & Yang. It is a belief in Chinese theory that both the energies can’t live without each other and also manifested as embracing & encircling around each other; hence live together to harmonize the surroundings.)

Yin and yang represent feminine and masculine energies as explained above. Nourishing energy strikes a balance between the two extreme forces of yin and yang. Let's say for example you worked in an overly yang environment with high ceilings, light colors, angular furniture and lots of natural light. You would need to balance this overly yang environment with some yin energy.

Vastu represents the natural elements of Air, Earth, Space, Fire and Water. It is important that all five elements are represented in your environment. Even more important is that the elements are in balance. When the elements are in balance then your life is more likely to be in balance and you will have greater success in manifesting what you desire.

As an example, let us say that you work in a very bright office (the Fire element) with an abundance of light colors including metal filing cabinets, computers, faxes, etc. In this case, you would want to focus on bringing in the other elements. You could bring in some plants, some earthy colors for the Earth element and an aquarium for the Water element.

5.        Select appropriate Office Colors

Color has a remarkable impact on your psychological and physical well-being. When choosing office colors consider following Vastu.

Soft yellow, sandstone, pale gold, pale orange, pale green, and blue-green are always appropriate office colors. Adding white will increase clarity and mental focus. Browns and earth tones will ground and stabilize the office.

6.        Amalgamate Stress Relieving Techniques

Keep stress and irritability to a minimum by choosing furniture with rounded corners or positioning sharp corners out of traffic flow. Avoid harsh lighting or lots of glare since it can cause irritability and fatigue. You can also add music, running water or mist with essential oils to keep stress levels to a minimum. It does not matter which method you use, it only matters that your space is balanced and harmonious. Choose the system that feels right for you.

Here are some tips for alleviating workplace stress for example:

Don’t skip breakfast; Go for a walk; Stretch at your desk; Stick to healthy snacks; Watch your posture; Learn to prioritize; Don’t bite off more than you can chew; Keep pictures of loved ones at your desk; Take up a stress-relieving hobby; Ask for help: if workplace stress has become unbearable, it might be helpful to speak to someone about dealing with your anxiety.

DIVINE VASTU TIPS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY- 2014

DIVINE VASTU TIPS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY- 2014

In Pyra Vastu, the subject is man, his surroundings, how they affect him, what he can do and what he can achieve. Our journey in life begins with the divine union of a micro ‘Fa’ (sperm) and a micro ‘Maa’ (ovum). In Chinese philosophy, the concept of ‘Yin-Yang’ which is often called ‘Yin and Yang’, is used to describe how opposite or contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world; and, how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Many natural dualities (such as light and dark, high and low, hot and cold, fire and water, life and death, and so on) are thought of as physical manifestations of the ‘Yin-Yang’ concept. ‘Yin’ is characterized as slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive; and is associated with water, earth, the moon, femininity and nighttime. ‘Yang’, by contrast, is fast, hard, solid, focused, hot, dry, and aggressive; and is associated with fire, sky, the sun, masculinity and daytime.

Therefore, ‘YIN’ is equivalent to ‘Maa’ (Ovum/ Female) and ‘YANG’ is equivalent to ‘Fa’ (Sperm/Male). Hence, it is due to ‘Fa’ and ‘Maa’ that we have our present miraculous body. Everything in this universe including us is harmoniously divided into two divisions ‘Fa’ and ‘Maa’. A BALANCE BETWEEN ‘MALE’ AND ‘FEMALE’ ENERGY IS NECESSARY in a harmonious relationship. To maintain a balance in the atmosphere of the house, it is necessary to keep a balance between the ‘Maa’ and the ‘Fa’ energies.

FOR HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS:

• In the entire house, including the bedroom, the presence of both female-dominated things as well as male dominated things is necessary to maintain a mutual balance between the male and the female energies.
• In case of a lack of the female-dominating energy, one should make more use of blue and sea green colors while to keep the male energy in balance, one should use red, yellow and bright lights, bright colored curtains, paintings, etc.
• If a young man lives alone and uses only male-dominated things in his house and bedroom, then there is always a lack of nearness of women in his life. Such a young man should include the female dominated ‘Maa’ energy in his bedroom. He can also get a lot of help from attractive pictures of women and lamps of blue light on his north-east wall.
• In the same way, in the houses of young girls living alone, there is a lack of the male energy which makes it difficult for them to find a life partner. They should put up in their houses pictures of strong men, lamps of red, bright and yellow lights, curtains, etc. to increase the male energy.
• If female-dominated energy in excess, then there is a lesser possibility of establishing a relationship between men and women. In the same way, if there is an imbalance of these energies in a house, then the members of that Family begin to feel negatively about taking part in the social life.
• Unmarried girls and boys living in a hostel or in a house together with their friends find it difficult to establish relationships with persons of the opposite sex because they always have to live in an atmosphere of imbalance between the ‘Maa’ and ‘Fa’ energies.
• Therefore, it is necessary that the bedroom of the head of house should have a balance between both energies. While on the one hand, one can use blue and bright colored lights and paintings for balancing ‘Maa’ energy, one can also use red, yellow and other bright colors for a balance or the ‘Fa’ energy.
• If you want to keep your marital life full of love and romance, then put up bulbs of bright light on a pole in the south-western angle of the garden of your house. On this light, fix a yellow-colored round lamp-shade. This will make the auspicious energy of the earth even more active, which will keep the fire of love between a husband and a wife burning brightly. Not only this, it also helps the young girls and boys of the house to form serious and clear ideas about their life partners.
• The roofs that are built on beams or pillars create many problems for the members of the Family. Due to them, one can have pain in half the head, tensions and breaches in the Family relationships.
• If you sleep on the bed right under the beam, then such couples move Far away from each other physically.
• If the persons sleeping under the beam, live in such a house which is multi-stored and every room in the house has roofs which are made over the beams, then there is even more inauspicious energy. This will have an adverse effect on the persons living within the house. Some people have decorative beams fixed in the houses. These beams are relatively less harmful.
• To stop the harmful effect of the inauspicious energy of the beam, put up a wind-chime in the room.
• You can also hang a flute or a small stick of bamboo to do away with the ill-effects of the inauspicious energy.
• You can install beam pyramid also to minimize the adverse effect.
• To reduce the harmful effect of beam, you can focus light on both the sides of the beam.
• The best way to end the inauspicious energy of the beam would be to cover the beam by having a false ceiling under it.

If it is not possible, then you can adopt any of the below mentioned remedies.

THE BUBBLES FULFILL THE WISHES:

If you are an unmarried girl or a boy looking for a good life-partner, or you are a lover who wants to have your beloved as the life-partner, then blow the bubbles of the soap on the ‘Full Moon Night’ towards the moon. As per Vastu the moon is said to be the god of marriage. On a ‘Full Moon Night’, take a solution of soap and water with you and go up on the terrace or in a garden. Blow up big bubbles of this soap solution towards the moon. Try to see the image of your lover in every bubble and imagine that both of you are getting married.

This is a well-tried experiment which will definitely fulfill your desire for marriage. All you have to do is to repeat this experiment on every ‘Full Moon Night’ till your aim is fulfilled.

PURIFICATION OF YOUR HOUSE:

If husband and the wife relations are not favorable, their relationship remains abnormal and they have to live in an atmosphere of constant quarrels, arguments and depression. The environment of the Family can be made normal only after getting rid of such kinds of abnormal behavior. We can create a normal situation in the family by purifying the house according to VASTU. To achieve this, you can do the following:

• To purify the north direction, take some water in a jug, dissolve some saffron in it and moving clockwise sprinkle this water on the floor of the rooms situated in the north direction.
• To purify the north-east and the south-west directions, bring some soil from a holy river or the sea. Light space purifier (Camphor). After the space purifier turn into ash, mix this ash with the soil and sprinkle it in the north-eastern and south-western parts of the house.
• To purify the eastern and south-eastern directions, sprinkle the leaves of seven kinds of flowers in these directions.
• To purify the south direction, light up three red candles in this direction.
•  To purify the western and the north-western directions, take three gold or silver coins in a small bowl and place them in these directions.

Let all these things remain in the rooms for twenty four hours. After the lapse of this time, take the soil and the flowers and immerse them in the river or the sea and keep the coins in the temple. This is a traditional way of energizing all the important parts of the house according to Vastu. You can keep repeating it from time to time.

FLOWERS ON VALENTINE’S DAY:

Red roses with thorns break up relationships. If you are planning to give red roses or bouquets of red roses to your friends, relatives, etc. on Valentine’s Day or any other auspicious occasion, then take care. In Vastu the red roses are not considered to be auspicious, especially if they are accompanied by thorns.

• The thorns are considered to be a source of inauspicious energy. If a red rose is given to somebody along with its thorns, then such a relationship cannot continue for long. If you do this, then you can think that you have begun the end of that relationship. Therefore, avoid using red roses with thorns. The husband and the wife who exchange such roses, also may find soon that their relationship is turning bitter.
• Yellow roses like other yellow flowers are your well-wishers and supporters. Give yellow roses (after separating the thorns from them but remember to have fresh leaves and buds included in the bouquet) to your well-wishers, friends and relatives. In Vastu, yellow roses have been considered very auspicious. Yellow roses have Feng-shui’s ‘Yang’ energy and the earth’s land-energy. Both these have an auspicious effect on everyone.
• Take care-never give dry flowers to anyone. According to Vastu, they are considered inauspicious.
•  For decoration and an increase in the positive energy, you can use pink and blue roses. But remember to take out their thorns. 

GIFTS ON VALENTINE’S DAY:

Water, Fire, Earth, Air and Space; these five elements are the basic pillars of Vastu. Lack or the excess of any of these, can bring many kinds of ups-and downs in life. If these are balanced, then life begins to move on smoothly. This balance stops all failures. Undertake the remedies for any weak element in the house to enhance harmony for both the husband and the wife.

• If there is a lack of the Fire Element in the house, then the husband and the wife should gift to each other a red-colored dress, red lamp or a ruby ring.
• If there is a lack of the Earth Element, then the husband and the wife can give each other rose quartz, natural crystal and pearl, etc. as gifts.
• If there is a lack of the Water Element, then the husband and the wife can gift to each other a blue-colored dress, golden fishes, blue lamps, sea fishes, etc.
• If there is a lack of the Air Element, then the husband and the wife can gift to each other gold ornaments, metal utensils & golden wind chimes, etc.
• If there is a lack of the Space Element, then the husband and the wife should gift to each other sceneries of flowers, silk-flowers and their bouquets as well as potted plants and trees.

To make the married life successful, there is a practice of giving some traditional gifts also under Vastu. At the time of marriage, the bridegroom should gift to his wife gold ornaments, sweets, a red dress, sandalwood fan, golden mirror, some coins and currency notes. It is believed that doing this helps to maintain happiness and peace in the married life.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY-2014

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