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earth). This means that both elementsfire and earthhave to be appeased. Fortunately, one appeasement serves them both. You'll just want to consider the characteristics of the deities connected to each element and use something that is equally beneficial.
These same guidelines should be followed for the inappropriate placement of any element on your property or in any room. You may be shuddering, imagining your home or workspace turned into a shrine. But you will see that you have a lot of freedom in choosing appeasements that appeal to you. All your appeasements could relate to nature, for instance, or to choice of colors. Read on . . .
Harmony in Color
Long ago, Hindu sages understood the power of color and its effect on our spiritual well-being. Specific colors were often identified with a deity. The body of Brahma, for example, is normally red. Vishnu is blue. Hindu pujas incorporate red, saffron (orange), yellow, green, and white into the rituals. Red is the color of the tikka mark placed on the forehead. Saffron is the color of fire in the sacred altar. Yellow is a popular color of garlands that are presented to the deities. Green is represented in the sacred basil leaves that should float in the holy water. White is the color of ashthe purified residual of the sacred fireand blue always indicates infinity and eternity. (See Color Chart below.)
Researchers in the field of geobiology have discovered that each color vibrates at its own wavelength and has a different effect on us. They have also discovered that a color that exudes certain qualities in the daytime often has a complementary color that mirrors the quality of the daytime color at night.24
This is why you need to place both the daytime and complementary nighttime color in the location of the offended element and deity. But you
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24 See Studies in Geolobiology, annual research reports from 19891994, published by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Applied Scientific Research, Prabhat Poddar, Director of Geobiology Research. Address: Academy House, 34, Maravadi St., Padmini Nagar, Pondicherry, 605012, India.

 
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