East-North-East (ENE): The Zone of Recreation

The East of North-East zone is the zone of rejuvenation, recreation and jest in life. The energy of this zone not only refreshes your body and mind, but also adds lasting fun to your life. The energy in this zone eliminates the negativity from your thoughts and infuses your mind with positivity and vitality.

At times you come across an idea which you know can transform your life; but the very next moment this fish is gone, lost in innumerable meaningless idle thoughts that always crowd your mind. The energy that is generated by the ENE zone helps you to gain from such ideas. This energy also infuses you with the power and strength to put these thoughts into practice.

A fountain or a bunch of fresh flowers placed in this zone greatly augments its energy.

Refresh: East-North-East

A Bath Spa or Children’s Play Area Adds Rejuvenation and Freshness in life

 A new idea or thought refreshes us, making us joyous. In life, there are many times when we need to be refreshed and connected to our Muladhara or our basic purpose (of life). The scope for this is extended by the second zone, that of ‘rejuvenation’.It is in between of the East and North-East zones,namely, the East-North-East zone. Vastu shastra recommended this place to be used for bathing.

If we explore the meaning of this word ‘bath’; on three levels - the Annamaya, Pranmaya and Manomaya Kosha, then, in the Annamaya Kosha, it refers to the outward cleaning of the physical body.

When water is poured onto the body, or body immersed in water, there is another feeling also - apart from body cleanliness, we feel ‘fresh’. This comes from deep inside, not merely by cleaning the body.

The reason is that 70% of the body consists of water and when the body interacts with (External) Water, then the Swadhishthan chakra and energy (inside the body is awakened (while bathing). Immediately after this, the chakra returns to its normal state. Hence, at the level of energy (Energy body or Pranmaya Kosha) also, an event takes place.

Our mental state changes after bathing. We notice a new surge of energy, of thoughts, of wanting to do something immediately after bathing. What happens is that the rejuvenated mind also works quickly and is impatient to accomplish its tasks. Just pay attention to this: immediately after bathing, we remember whom we have to meet.

The day there are not many official or non-official meetings scheduled, then, our bathing also gets delayed. Why is it so? It is because the process of bathing is related to the mind or inner layers also.

So the word ‘bath' used   in the shastra indicates more than external cleansing of the body. It encompasses rejuvenation, revival, reawakening.

Awakening comes from the North-East zone, but reawakening is  related with the East-North-East zone. To highlight this, here is an example of how one of our trainers (of MahaVastu) worked.

The South -West corner is that of mutual (family) relationship, and whenever there are problems in these relationships, and whenever there are problems in these relationships (gap,stress,bitterness), then we treat only that corner. It is also the corner of ‘ancestors (pitra)’, because the domain of relationship is related with them. 

Our relationship begins because of our ancestors - that DNA configuration and lineage, which keeps it together. Firstly, rituals dominate and then the relationship of husband and wife is created. Their DNA interacts and a child is born; this whole connection forms in this way.

So, our trainer observed a new fact. She was treating a case in which all corners of the house were right, except the East-North-East corner. There were no problems or symptoms in the South-West corner. She treated it in spite of MahaVastu saying that if there were no symptoms (related with a zone), no remedies are required in the zone)

As expected she did not get the results.In the East-North-East zone,there were some cupboards, which contained old papers, most of which pertained to the time of their marriage. They had been stored and forgotten. So, as soon as she treated that area, immediately a fresh feeling appeared in the family relationships.

So, any domain of life, when freshness is to be brought, then look carefully at the East-North-East corner for anything that may be creating staleness or insipidity that leads to stress in relationships. This  zone supports the vividness in any area of life.