Vastu Solutions

How your space supports your relationships?

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Chart depicting the primary relationships affected by the eight directions

Relationship and Element Chart

The Northwest 

Relationship Yantra

Northwest Yantra

The Northwest of your house is associated with the Moon. This direction offers perception and clear transmission of ideas, and affects our intellectual capabilities.

  • If there is a missing segment here or insufficient open space, it may cause lack of productive and heartfelt exchanges between family members.
  • This Vastu imbalance can manifest as mental instability and mood swings. An elongated or extended Northwest is shown to reflect fear of being cheated or abused – or even imagined difficulties that aren’t really there. Psychosomatic symptoms may manifest.
  • If the air element is being prevented from circulating through the whole room, apartment, house or office, by a blocked or heavy Northwest it reflects as emotional disturbances, fickleness and even addictions.
  •  The Northwest direction must be kept light, clear and support a flow of activity and movement in order to improve our loving relationships. This is conducive for productive exchanges for healthy relationships, bringing mental peace, love and sanity.

Center of House

Vastu Purush yantra

Vastu Purush yantra

The Centre of your building represents the solar plexus of the Vastu Purush.

  • A cluttered centre, or no open space in this part of house can cause anxiety and restlessness with lack of peace of mind within ourselves.
  • A toilet, kitchen and underground water tank in the centre of house may cause disagreements.
  • In times gone by, the innermost part of your space was reserved for close family members as it is the sanctity of your home.
  • An open and clear centre area becomes a good receptacle of energy flow from the eight directions, as well as providing easy access to all parts of the house and all parts of our being.
  • Ideally a skylight window placed here would brighten your whole space and lift your spirits for positive moods.
  • While present day architecture does not design homes with open courtyards in the centre, to allow the light directly into the house, in India you can still see many homes and all temples with this aspect.

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Invite Love through Vastu

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My Spiritual Master, Gurudeva, always says, “We can survive without food for a few weeks, and without water for a few days, and without air for a few minutes, but without love and affection we cannot survive even a single moment.”

Love is an intrinsic part of our soul therefore it is natural we are always seeking it. Sadhus, saints and spiritually evolved mystics try to find it within the heart through spiritual revelations. Most of us search for it outside of ourselves within relationships.

What makes relationships successful and fulfilling?

Various cultures have their ideas about how relationships are played out and what is considered successful or acceptable. An example of this is demonstrated by an interesting encounter I had at a restaurant in the holy town of Vrindavan, India. An elderly Indian gentleman sitting with his wife on a nearby table looked over and very curiously questioned me, “Is it true that in the Western countries husbands and wives have secrets from each other?” He seemed to be horrified at the thought. They had married at a young age and I can say with full confidence, they will not be getting a divorce. 

What is their secret? When two people join together as husband and wife and become a unit, a team or an entity in and of itself. The relationship then becomes one of catering to the needs of this new entity. In this way both partners can be nurtured and supported, rather than trying to behave as two autonomous individuals as you would with a separatist mentality. In a true team spirit even when there are reasons for personal antagonism or conflict, the long term commitment to the unit or entity can override the dissension, with healing, therapy and love. Similar goals, aspirations, and lifestyles can support the compatibility of the ‘unit’. Respect and honest, open communication are the foundation of a long-term healthy relationship. We see this in any truly successful organisation; people work together as a team, each member of the team supporting the whole with his or her own contribution.

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