The east is considered a calm, pleasant, and peaceful place. Therefore, it is highly recommended for an elderly person to sleep in an eastern room if the house has eastern gates. The west is also suitable for placing an elderly person’s bedroom, as it likewise helps maintain health. The northeast can be a very pleasant place (such as a guest room for an elderly person).
A water tank must not be placed on the roof in the east of the house. This type of tank represents the element of earth (the southwest direction is ideal – heavy), while the eastern direction (light) receives the energies of the element of air from the west. If these two elements meet in this way, an energetic blockage will form, affecting health.
It is recommended to sit near sunlight every morning; therefore, the home should be planned so that the living room and work area are located near the east.
One may place a bamboo plant in the east of the living room or in the eastern part of the home.
It is recommended to hang a picture depicting a sunrise in the east of the living room or in the easternmost room of the home.
The eastern area of the home should be warm and pleasant in terms of color, and therefore cold colors (blue, black) should be avoided there.
It is recommended to hang in the eastern part of the home an illustration of a phoenix and to place a statue of a horse, lion, or bull.
Occupations and careers suitable for the east include politics, management, business, international organizations, art, cinema, and photography. The east is also a good location for beaches and swimming pools.
Buildings represented by the Sun: fortresses, government institutions, public offices, council houses, municipalities, and temples.
Stones represented by the Sun, which may be used for strength: ruby, orange calcite, smoky quartz, quartz, mango quartz, red quartz, tiger’s eye, carnelian, citrine, amber, sunstone, axinite, diamond, topaz, and others.
Metals represented by the Sun: gold and copper.
Shapes represented by the Sun: circle, heart, star, spiral, and swastika (although it is undesirable to place round objects in the east).
Plants and flowers represented by the Sun: wheat, rice, almond, coconut, oranges, lavender, pungent-flavored plants, roses, lotus, chrysanthemums, and sunflowers.
Natural places represented by the Sun: forests and mountains.
Improving the Influence of the Moon on the Home
According to Vastu, the Moon is considered negative, and therefore it is very important that the place of the Moon is always balanced. If the Sun is the king, then the Moon is the queen – the feminine essence. In the home, the Moon represents women.
The Moon influences the northwest and is responsible for the following areas: sleep, the brain, products of the earth, business, trade, travel, relatives, and professions connected with liquids. The northwest is governed by the god Vayu.
The northwestern direction strongly influences joy in the home, administrative matters, women and children (especially the third and seventh child).
When there are defects in the northwest of the home, the Moon especially influences a person’s financial situation and psychological state. If a person suffering from a mental illness lives in a home with a northwestern defect, the symptoms will be particularly severe. Also, if the northwest has a defect, it will bring pessimism, problems in family life, and problems in society.
When the northwest is balanced, the Moon can give a person fame, a high social position, a good name for his business, pleasant appearance, wonderful family life, helpfulness, politeness, enjoyment, and even psychological closeness with people.