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Negativity means feeling lack of energy, drowsiness or tiredness. Negativity in a space brings sluggishness, lack of interest in life, inactiveness and anxieties or insecurities about people around you. Prasad Kulkarni, Vastu Expert, CEO, Vastu Visharad reveals the causes of negativity.
- A few imbalanced directions at home or office creates an environment full of negative vibes that affect energy levels. Every emotion and thought that appears is influenced by the energy emitted through 16 different directions and the 32 zones within it. Each of these 16 directions is dominated by the life’s core elements ie. water, air, fire, earth, and space. These five elements possess all the powers that, if positively channelized, can make your home a heaven, while their imbalance can lead to negativity.
- A cluttered NorthEast direction in your house can produce vibrations in a negative manner. In vastu shastra, the NorthEast is considered to be the direction of wisdom and clarity of mind. Hence keeping this direction clutter-free and clean bestows the necessary wisdom and clarity of thoughts in your life. A statue or painting of Lord Buddha should be kept in this direction.
- The location of the store room is one of the major reasons for negative energies. If a store room is in East-NorthEast direction of the house, it will definitely cause lethargy. Store room represents the earth element. Earth gives you whatever you have and what you aspire for in your life. Stability, balance, solidity, strength, infinite patience and maturity in character are imbued by this element. Thus, keep this direction clutter free and hanging a poster or painting of waterfall will boost the refreshing vibes.
- Another cause of negativity in a space is the bedroom in South-South- West (SSW) zone. The bedroom in this direction fires up the disposal activity that dispose of the energy of the residents sleeping in this bedroom. Thus the bedroom should be in South zone, which removes the unnecessary anxiety from the mind of residents.
- Similarly, bedroom located in the West of NorthWest, which is the direction of depression and low moods, is another main reason that brings mental negativity. A person sleeping or spending most of the time in this direction does not feel like doing anything (primarily due to their past experiences). Keeping a bunch of fresh artificial flowers in this direction can be useful. The simplest and most efficient way to infuse positivity in any space is to keep the South of South East direction balanced. One should avoid blue, black colour or objects in this direction. Keeping a brass statue of bull helps in boosting the overall confidence levels of residents.