FENG SHUI AND VASTHU SHASTRA

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ABSTRACT:-
Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of placement. It is used to
facilitate the flow of Chi in the home, garden, office, etc. Feng Shui is
working with things as they are to try to enhance your life by bringing
it into harmony and balance with its surroundings, and does this
through the numerous but equally important principles of Feng
Shui. This essay is about the main principles involved in Feng Shui
and the use of Feng Shui in placement.
Feng Shui principle incorporates the Chinese compass of north, south,
east and west, in which south is located on the top, and in the center
of this compass is the “Middle Kingdom.” The direction of south
(summer) corresponds with warmth, heat, and vitality, and its
symbolic animal is the red phoenix, which represents beauty and
goodness. From the north (winter) comes cold snow and darkness,
and its symbolic animal is the black tortoise, which represents long
life and endurance. The direction east (spring), which is located on
the left side of the compass, corresponds to springtime, blue seas, and
new growth. Its symbolic animal is the azure dragon, which
represents majesty and magnificence. West (autumn) corresponds to
snowy mountains, and its symbolic animal is the white tiger, which
exemplifies bravery and strength. These elements are used for correct
arrangement of furniture in rooms.
Done by Kedar V - BE CIVIL , CHENNAI

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CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION TO FENG SHUI 04
2 BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FENG SHUI 04
3 FENG SHUI IN OTHER COUNTRIES 04
4 EVOLUTION OF FENG SHUI
a) LANDFORM 04
b) COMPASS SCHOOL 05
5 WHY APPLY FENG SHUI TECHNIQUES 06
6 THE FIVE SENSES
a) SMELL 06
b) SOUND 07
c) FEEL & TOUCH 07
d) TASTE 08
7 ELEMENTS OF FENG SHUI 08
a)WATER 09
b) WOOD 09
c) METAL 09
d) EARTH 09
e) FIRE 09

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8 THE FIVE BIG D’S 09
a) DE-CLUTTERING 09
b) DEEP CLEANING 10
c) DETAILING 10
d) DEPERSONALIZING 10
e) DYNAMIZING 10
9 THE BAGUA 11
10 COLOURS IN FENG SHUI 11
11 THE BAGUA MAP 12
12 FENG SHUI - 9 CURVES 13
13 FACINGS IN FENG SHUI 14
14 ADVANTAGES OF FENG SHUI 14
15 THE CONCLUSION 15
16 REFERENCES 15

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Introduction to feng shui:
• It is a complex body of system that reveals how to balance the energies of
any given space to assure the health & good fortune for people inhabiting
it.
• The ancient Chinese believed that the land's energy could either make or
break the kingdom.
• Most Chinese interior design principles are based on feng shui.
Brief overview of feng shui::
• Feng shui is the ancient Chinese art of placement used to create balance,
harmony & well being.
• Feng shui dates back thousand of years.
• “The practice of feng shui began in the west han dynasty around the 3rd
century B.C”.
• Feng shui supports the theories of quantum physics - everything is made
up of particles of energy that are vibrating at different speeds.
Feng shui in other countries:
• India - Vastu shastra
• Vietnam - Phong thut (fong twee)
• Thailand - Hong jewee
• Korea - Poonsgoo
• Far, East & US - Feng shui
The evolution of Feng shui: Land form
• 1st century A.D - The practice of feng shui was used at grave sites of
relatives.
• Objective: for the dead to rest in peace while the living family enjoyed
prosperity.

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• Landscape: Used so that the structure or building on the site would be in
harmony and balance with its surroundings.
• The Form Schoolwas originally concerned with the location and
orientation of tombs (Yin House feng shui), which was of great
importance.[23]聽 The schoolthen progressed to the consideration of
homes and other buildings (Yang House feng shui).
The evolution of Feng shui: Compass school
 The Compass Schoolis a collection of more recent feng shui techniques
based on the eight cardinal directions, each of which is said to have unique
qi. It uses the Luopan, a disc marked with formulas in concentric rings
around a magnetic compass.
 The Compass Schoolincludes techniques such as Flying Star and Eight
Mansions.
 Works with a person's gender and birth date to determine their auspicious
number (Gua number).
 You can use your auspicious number to determine your feng shui group.
 In Compass school, everyone is either east or west group person.
 East group - numbers are 1,3,4,9.
 West group - numbers are 2,6,7,8.
 Your group determines your lucky feng shui directions.
 Once you know your lucky feng shui directions, you will try to face them at
work, at home, and when you sleep.

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Why apply Feng Shui techniques:
• Increase in the house buyers.
• Balanced environment.
• Five senses of environment to the owner.
• Comfortable place.
• Emotional cause to the buyers will increase due to feng shui.
The five senses:
• Smell
• Sound
• Feel & Touch
• Taste
Smell:
• Smells or scents can conjure up scenes, emotions and memories form the
past.

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• Universally perceived pleasant aromas : vanilla and cinnamon are used
widely in houses to attract the buyers and also positive moods and
energy.
Sound:
• Pleasant sounds can create harmonic balance.
• Use sounds to mask undesirable noises (traffic, etc.)
• Music is a good marketing tool.
• While buying a new house , customer may get like if the surroundings are
calm and pleasant
• Sound proof materials (acoustics)can be very helpful.
Feel& Touch:
• Maintain comfortable temperature.
• Optimal temperature for humans is 68F to 72F degrees.

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• Can influence the customer to remain for the extra 5 or 10 minutes.
• Comfortable temperature can cause peace of mind.
Taste:
• Tasteful snacks will attract the customer.
• A pleasant taste will make the customer to stay or to buy more.
• Snacks that can be put out for the buyer can create focus.
• We want Yang focused feelings.
Elements of Feng shui:

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• Water: Promotes opportunities and wealth (colour - Blue & Black).
• Wood: Promotes development and creative energy (colour - green &
brown).
• Metal: Generates attention and transmits energy (colour - white & gray).
• Earth : represents stability , permanance (colours - light yellow , light
brown).
• Fire :It is considered the most powerful element among all the five
elements and represents energy and passion (colours - red , orange ,
purple , strong yellow).
The Five Big D's:
• De-cluttering
• Deep cleaning
• Detailing
• Depersonalizing

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• Dynamizing
De-cluttering:
• Clutter = postponed decisions.
• Resistance to making a decision traps energy
• De-cluttering improves the flow of chi
• remove unnecessary items from (an untidy or overcrowded place).
• Decluttering is a pattern of behavior that is characterized by an excessive
desire to discard objects in one's home and living areas. Other terms for
such behavior includes obsessive compulsive spartanism. The homes of
compulsive declutterers are often empty.
Deep cleaning:
• A clean house offers relaxation - messes makes us tense, cleanliness relax
us.
• It takes more energy to deal with a dirty house occasionally than a clean
one regularly.
• Deep cleaning is the process oftaking a room out of a salable inventory
and thoroughly cleaning it to more exacting standards than is normally
performed during the daily housekeeping maintenance. Most guestrooms
are deep-cleaned between two and four times a year depending on the
occupancylevel of the house.
Detailing & Dynamizing:
• Detailing means taking care of necessary repairs
• Small decorative features on a building, garment, or work of art.
• Buyers routinely overestimate the severity of problems and the costof
repairs, this creates worry which is bad for chi.
• Dynamizing means tying all of it together to optimize flow of chi.

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• Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
Depersonalizing:
• Our goal is to create a universal appeal
• Eliminate items that are controversial, religious, and potentially offensive
or have strong emotional connections.
• Divest of human characteristics or individuality.
• Depersonalization can consist of a detachment within the self regarding
one's mind or body, orbeing a detached observer of oneself. Subjects feel
they have changed and that the world has become vague, dreamlike, less
real, or lacking in significance. It can be a disturbing experience. Chronic
depersonalization refers to depersonalization-derealization disorder,
which is classified by the DSM-5 as a dissociative disorder.
The Bagua:
• The Bagua or Pa Kua are eight symbols used in Taoist cosmology to
represent the fundamental principles of reality, seen as a range of eight
interrelated concepts. Each consists of three lines, each line either
"broken" or "unbroken," respectively representing yin or yang. Due to
their tripartite structure, they are often referred to as "trigrams" in
English..

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Colours & the Bagua of Feng shui:
The Bagua map:
 A bagua map is a tool used in Western forms of feng shui to map a room or
location and see how the different sections correspond to different aspects in
one's life. These sections are believed to relate to every area or aspect of life
and are divided into such categories as: fame, relationships/marriage,
children/creativity, helpful people/travel, career, inner knowledge,
family/ancestors/health, and wealth/blessings.
 In this system, the map is intended to be used over the land, one's
home, office or desk to find areas lacking good chi, and to show where there
are negative or missing spaces that may need rectifying or enhancing in life
or the environment.
 For example, if the bagua grid is placed over the entire house plan and it
shows the toilet, bathroom, laundry, or kitchen in the wealth/blessings area
it would be considered that the money coming into that particular
environment would disappear very fast, as if to be 'going down the drain.'

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Feng shui in living environment - 9 basic curves:

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• Bright or light refracting objects- mirrors
• Sounds-music, traffic etc
• Living objects-humans, plants, animals
• Moving objects-vehicles
• Heavy objects- almaras, wardrobes
• Electrically powered objects-lift, home appliances
• Bamboo flutes-
• Colours & others.
Selection of land based on Feng shui:
• Kind - whether land is fertile and solid or not
• Shape - Square, rectangular, Triangular, etc.
• Direction - facing east, west, north, and south.
• Angle of corners
Facings in Feng shui:
• Living room - TV in north or east, room in north or east, bed in south or
west.
• Bedroom - In southwest, head always should face east.
• Kitchen - In southeast, sink in NE, Eating in east.
• Bathroom - In south or west, east while bathing.
• Mandir - In east side, idols should face west.
• Stairs - Odd number and SE, NE, SW in clockwise direction.
Advantages of Feng shui:

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• Enhancing Wealth
• Career Advancements and Stability
• Health Improvements
• Enhancing and Expanding Social Connections
• Stop Unfaithfulness or Cut Off Damaging Relationships
• Increases Energy and Motivation
• Prevents Bad Financing and Money Problems.
Conclusion:
• Even though we are advanced in science, some of the things like vasthu
shastra are to be believed, because vasthu shastra is not only a belief but
also scientifically proved.
References:
 www.fengshuinexus.com
 www.academic.mu.edu
 www.davidwdouthat.com

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 www.trendimi.com
 www.fengshui-consultants.co.uk
 www.prosperity.com/fengshui
 www.rapage.com/geo/black.
 www.fengshui.co.nz/faq-Bagua.htm.
 www.168fengshui.com/Articles/Articles_1.htm.