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Vastu course

Twelve lessons from the five elements to fixing a home without demolition, each ending with the tool it explains.

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  1. Module 1 · Foundations

    1. 1What is Vastu? Directions, elements and the mandalaWhat Vastu Shastra is, where it comes from, what it claims and does not, and the three ideas every lesson here builds on. Lesson 1 of the free course.
    2. 2Finding north and the centre of your homeTaking a reliable compass bearing, what declination is, finding the brahmasthan of the built area, and what to do with an odd-shaped plan. Lesson 2.
    3. 3The five elements and their cornersEarth, water, fire, air and space, which corner of a home each one owns, what belongs there, and the two rules that explain most of Vastu. Lesson 3.

  2. Module 2 · Zones and elements

    1. 4The eight directions and their lordsThe ashta dik of the classical texts, the dikpala of each, what each direction is read for, and how cardinal and corner directions differ. Lesson 4.
    2. 5The sixteen zonesHow the eight directions become sixteen zones of 22.5 degrees, each zone's attribute, finding them on a plan, and rooms that span two zones. Lesson 5.
    3. 6The Vastu Purusha Mandala and the 32 entrancesThe grid at the heart of Vastu, the Vastu Purusha, how the sides of a house divide into 32 padas, and which padas suit a door. Lesson 6.

  3. Module 3 · Rooms

    1. 7The main entrance: facing, pada and thresholdWhat facing means, why the pada matters more than the side, the favourable padas of each wall, and the threshold rules. Lesson 7 of the Vastu course.
    2. 8The kitchen: fire in its cornerWhere the tradition puts the kitchen and why, stove, sink and fridge inside it, what to do with a north-east kitchen, and open kitchens. Lesson 8.
    3. 9Bedrooms: the master in the south-westWhy the south-west is the master bedroom's corner, where children's and guest rooms go, bed direction and head position, mirrors and beams. Lesson 9.
    4. 10Toilets, water, stairs and the open centreThe strictest placements: toilets, overhead and underground water, the staircase, the pooja room and the brahmasthan at the centre. Lesson 10.

  4. Module 4 · Living with Vastu

    1. 11Office, shop and study: Vastu at workThe home rules at work: where the owner sits, cash and the safe, the desk's direction, a shop's entrance and counter, and the study at home. Lesson 11.
    2. 12Corrections without demolitionHow practitioners balance a home they cannot rebuild: swap, shift, lighten, weight, colour and close, in order, with honest limits. Lesson 12, the last.