South facing houses in vastu
Misnomers related to South facing houses in Vastu
Vastu is an ancient science related to alignment of constructed structures to natural geo magnetic directions. It is a science that explains the use of elemental forces and their balance in our structures.
However, there are many anomalies in vastu which creates fear and problems for layman. The most common of all is the fear related to directions. It is not mentioned in any of the ancient treatises that directions are bad. Every direction has its own potential and labelling is as bad is a faulty practise. None of the directions are bad in reality and one can have potential benefits from each of the direction.
The most dreaded direction is south. South facing houses are not purchased or they are considered bad according to so many people. The second direction which is considered wrong is South-west. The reality is that both these directions are very good for people.
To explain, I will like to share a real example. One of my clients who was a doctor by profession was in a fix. He liked a house very much but his relatives were against the purchase. The house was south facing and as such they feared that it will create problems for the native. He took my opinion and purchased the house. He purchased three houses after that and presently he his living a very good life. His life actually faced a strong lift after the purchase and he is very happy with this decision.
In astrology, the direction South is related to Mars. Mars is related to accidents, injuries, victories, battles, debts, court cases, younger brother etc. It is also related to wealth (property related) and anger. So people living in South facing houses have to face good as well as bad effects. It is good for people of certain professions and yield highly beneficial results to same. So the myth related to South facing house is a myth only, in reality this direction proves very beneficial.
But South facing houses need special care while construction and the vastu has to totally correct. A slight mistake in South facing houses can bring bad effects for its inhabitants. I have seen that South direction in every house needs careful consideration of an adept sthapati otherwise the consequences are very harmful.
One of my students in Canberra, Australia was building a home over there. In Western and European countries South is considered good and they prefer South over other directions. His plot was open from all sides with a road in South. He wanted to keep the main entrance towards South. Some vastushatri opined that he should not build anything over there and it won’t prove auspicious. He consulted me because he was already learning astrology from me. I redesigned a 3d model of the house according to proper vastu formulae. We paid attention to even the minutest details including interiors of the house. His house is amongst the most beautiful houses I have ever designed. His family believes that there is some definitive positive force inside the house as they feel very comfortable and peaceful inside it. They are planning to construct a holiday home based on same ancient principles. This real life example explains that the fear related to directions is baseless and is a subject of ignorance.
Currently, Most of the modern books on vastu define remedies of different kinds. Pyramids, domes, bulbs, mirrors and statues etc. The reality is different, vastushatris first create a psychological impact of fear through directions and wrong vastu and then they sell off all those rubbish ideas of remedies. Ancient granthas on vastu do not mention any remedies of any kind. They do not mention that directions are bad.
Vastu is based on maths. Maths means proportions and symmetry. Disturbing that symmetry through topography and construction results in disharmony. This symmetry is parallel to symmetry of magnetic directions on earth. This symmetry might be different on different planets but on earth it is the same as mentioned in ancient treatises. The ancient scientists of India or devarishis were highly intelligent beings. Everything they have advocated in the ancient books are based on scientific analysis. For example Jupiter is called Jeeva Karka in astrology. The reason of Jupiter being Jeeva karka relies on its gravitational force. The gravitational force of Jupiter is highest amongst all the planets so the life cycle is dependent on it.
So is the case with allocation of directions to different planets. Mars has a strong say in houses facing South directions. It is not a coincidence that people related to occupations denoted by Mars often live in South facing houses only. The direction South is also ruled by dead ancestors so you will see the influence of these ancestors on such houses.
It is not only the direction of south that can afflict the inhabitant. There are many other construction defects in vastu that can increase the effect of south direction. If symmetry is not followed than the direction of the house does not matters. An asymmetrical house may have increased allocation of space for South or other directions and may bring havoc upon its inhabitants.
“Heen Bahu dosha”, ”marga prahar “, “vriksha dosha”, “surya kiran doshas”etc can increase the bad effects of certain planets. Those planets can easily be foreseen in your chart. I believe that vastu can act as a reverse engineering kind of thing. We can reduce the effects of bad planets in the charts by correcting the structures.
Southern direction can be very bad for people with certain combinations in their horoscopes. People with bad Mars in horoscope may suffer from court cases, heavy debts, strained relations, hard work but no liquidity etc. They may be prone to accidents and surgeries. They will be a subject of controversies and oppositions. They will have weak friends but strong enemies. So such people should avoid living in houses facing southern direction.
Case study:
Client’s name: SB
5th June 1964
15:12
Jaipur.
Mars is very strong in the horoscope occupying its own sign in eighth house. It is with a friendly planet Jupiter and placed in Sagittarius (friendly sign) in D-9. It watches the second house from ascendant. The person is living in a south facing house and is living a very good life. He is a distributor of medicine and medical equipment.
So vastu evaluation should be based on scientific facts and such evaluation always yields very good results.
Alok Jagawat
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