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your good fortune. Inside the house, the master bedroom or the living room should be located in the southwest. If you have children sleeping in this part of the house, this location can make them overbearing and they may try to dominate. The heaviest and largest pieces of furniture should also be in the southwestern part of each room. In general, this quadrant should serve as a barrier to hold in the spiritual forces and positive energy that move from the northeast through the site, the house, and each room to the southwest.
Air
The element of air, the sustaining breath of all life forms, is in the northwest quadrant. This intermediate direction is also the realm of Vayu, the Vedic god of winds. His presence signifies movement. Vayu helps "move" the thoughts that lead to accomplishment and success.
This identification with movement makes the northwest the most suitable space for a guest bedroom. Your guests won't overstay their welcome. They will instinctively move on. If you watch too much television, make an exception and, instead of placing the television in the southeast corner of a room, put the television set in the northwest. This location, involved with movement, will insure that you grow restless. After a while, you will get up and leave.
Space
Brahma, the Creator, reigns from the center, where He shares his holy area, called the Brahmasthana or the place of God, with the element of space. The Brahmasthana is a repository for spiritual energy, which collects here and then radiates outward in the form of beneficial vibrations in every possible direction. Just as the deity in the inner sanctum of a Hindu temple sends out positive vibrations and renewing energies to the devout who come to worship, the presence of Brahma in the center of a secular space sends out vibrations that reenergize and give positive feelings to all who are present.

 
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