Core Principles of Vastu Shastra

• The Five Elements: Vastu Shastra is strongly founded on the balance of the five elements of nature (Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth). Each direction and zone in your home corresponds to one or more of these elements.
• Energetic Flow: Positive energy, or ‘prana’, should flow freely throughout your home. Obstacles or imbalances can create negative energy that affects different areas of your life.
  
• Vastu Shastra is divided in 16 Directions, 32 Entrances, 45 Devta. The balancing of these elements will make the perfect Vastu Balanced house for growth, success.

General Vastu Shastra Tips

Entrances:

• Best Directions: East, North, West and South entrance number 3 and 4 are considered the most auspicious.
  
• Avoid: SW entrances are less ideal, especially for children. Rest all entries need to balance as per entrance effects and symptoms.

The Five Elements and Directions

• North-East (NE) – Mind Clearity: Element: Water. This is the most sacred zone for meditation, prayer, and spiritual activities. Keep it open, clutter-free, and light. Avoid Red color in this zone.
• South-East (SE)- Cash Flow: Element: Fire. Ideal for balanced kitchens, as this is the fire zone. Avoid toilets or water-related features here. Avoid Blue and Yellow color in this zone.
• South-West (SW) – Skill & Relationship : Element: Earth. This zone relates to stability, and ideally is where the master bedroom should be located. Keep this area heavier with furniture and less open. Avoid water tank and green elements, trees.
• North-West (NW)- Support: Element: Air. This zone is associated with movement and change, good for guest bedrooms or a study. Avoid Red color.
  
• Center (Brahmasthan): This should be kept as open and uncluttered as possible for the best flow of energy throughout the house.

Other Key Tips

• Colors: Choose colors based on the element associated with each direction for optimal balance.
• Toilets: Never place a toilet in the NE zone. Toilets create negative energy and should be placed with care.
• Kitchens: SE is ideal. Avoid kitchens in the NE.
• Bedrooms: Master bedrooms work best in the South for stability, children’s rooms in the NW or west.
• Clutter: Avoid clutter of any kind, as it impedes the flow of positive energy. Storage rooms should never be in the NE.
  
• Shape: Ideally, homes should be square or rectangular for the best energy flow.

Important Notes:

• Vastu Shastra is complex: These are very general tips. A trained Vastu Shastra Acharya can analyze your home’s specific layout in more depth.
  
• Remedies: If there are aspects of your home that severely contradict Vastu Shastra, simple remedies are often suggested, like using color, mirrors, or specific objects to redirect energy.