The Indian Feng Shui by Tania Ahsan
(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)
Feng Shui has been extensively explored these last few years and its secrets laid open to the West. But Vaastu Shastra, a 5,000-year-old Indian architectural and design philosophy, has only recently come into the media spotlight. Contained within around 16 Sanskrit texts from the Vedanta, Vaastu Shastra is a method of healing and improving the lives of people in relation to their living space.
Vastu (note the spelling) is the name given to dynamic energy (or prana) within living things, including buildings and structures, and Vaastu is the plane or support upon which Vastu resides. This can get very confusing, as it means that the Earth is both Vaastu and Vastu, meaning it is considered in India as a support and both alive and responsive. Think of your house: are there corners that feel sick or depressed to you? Are there parts that are cheery no matter how horrible the weather outside? Being sensitive to these kind of atmosphere changes is a way of understanding your house, and Vaastu Shastra ...
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Vastu (note the spelling) is the name given to dynamic energy (or prana) within living things, including buildings and structures, and Vaastu is the plane or support upon which Vastu resides. This can get very confusing, as it means that the Earth is both Vaastu and Vastu, meaning it is considered in India as a support and both alive and responsive. Think of your house: are there corners that feel sick or depressed to you? Are there parts that are cheery no matter how horrible the weather outside? Being sensitive to these kind of atmosphere changes is a way of understanding your house, and Vaastu Shastra ...
http://kajama.com/indian-feng-shui/