We need to appreciate the effects of outside objects, structures and surroundings of our houses as these play very significant roles on our moods and activities. We are aware that even a small activity across the border can significantly impact our national security concerns and even a critical rise in water level in rivers during rainy days can instill a sense of panic for floods and we start getting ready for flood fighting arrangements. Even a person living in a house near highways, railway stations and airports can feel the effects in the form of noise, pollution and vibrations caused by such traffic. Likewise we can see that any house surrounded by the high rise apartments will naturally be deficient in sunlight and air circulations. Large structures have their impact on the inhabitants of adjoining houses, so is the case with any structure situated near the house which significantly affects the free flow of energy in the house. In our daily experiences too, we feel low and depressed when we come in regular contact with the dirty objects or garbage on the roads despite their being unrelated to our houses.
By now we have understood the basic concepts of Vaastu and the pattern of energy movements in a house. We have also understood the ruler ship of each planet with its significations and its corresponding direction, placement of each element in each corner and the energy associated with it in a house. Therefore any structure natural or artificial adjoining the house has the direct effect in terms of its restrictive or facilitative effects of those energy movements. By observing any change effected in and around any house one can very well anticipate or even predict the likely changes to be appeared in future concerning the persons living in a particular house. Any Vaastu expert while visiting a house employs these diagnostic tools for any specific issues affecting the house. These impacts are so visible that we will be surprised to see the interconnection between our houses and the environment surrounding us.
Though the effects of such changes may vary according to the astrological influences in the natal chart of an individual however the likelihood of changes is certainly more distinct if we follow the patterns and timeline of effects of those changes. There are few examples to illustrate these effects mentioned below,
- Apartment constructed in the East direction can have correspondingly bad effects on the income of the house owner and the elevated construction in North can adversely affect the public image of the house owner as well as the health of the female members of the house.
- An electric pole or a tree in the North-East corner can be a big obstacle for the name and fame of the owner as it blocks the inflow of energy into the house but the same in South-West corner can be beneficial in all respects for the owner because of the same reason albeit inversely i.e. blocking the outflow of energy from that direction.
- Construction of an apartment in the East direction will be financially bad for the owner but the same construction in the West direction will give excellent results in terms of status and income.
- Any huge and heavy construction in the South will be good for the owner and the North side construction will be bad for females of the house.
- Even a water body such as pond or river across the road of house can also have considerable effects on the health and wealth of the house owner and his family members depending upon the direction of its location.
- The same applies in the case of roads hitting the house.
- A road touching the house tangentially will have adverse effect if it happens in South direction but if a house coming under the curved road in any direction will face bad consequences in terms of financial hardships and litigations.
- There are several other combinations of road approaching the house and will have their respective effects on the owners and family members.
- Important point to consider is that any outside elevation of the surface level as compared to the floor level of house in West, South-West and South directions are good changes as per Vaastu Shastra. Similarly any depression of the same nature in North, North-East and North will have good effects for the owners and his family members.
- Similarly any outside depression of the surface level as compared to the floor level of house in West, South-West and South directions are bad changes as per Vaastu Shastra. And any elevation of the same nature in North, North-East and North will have bad effects for the owners and his family members.
- These aforementioned changes are felt in severity once we start living in our houses and these changes occur during our stay.
Though these all structures and changes don’t come under our direct control and we can’t do much about removing or altering them but we can definitely minimize their bad effects by way of putting some Feng Shui remedial objects.