Vastu : transcendental home design in harmony with nature / Sherri Silverman.

Main entry:

Silverman, Sherri.

Title & Author:

Vastu : transcendental home design in harmony with nature / Sherri Silverman.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-157) and index.
Introduction -- Section One: What Is Vastu? -- Vastu: Creating Home as Sanctuary -- Vastu's History and Influence -- Vastu and Feng Shui -- Design & Architectural Styles -- Applying Vastu Principles -- Section Two: Vastu Building Components -- Vastu Purusha Mandala -- The Mother Wall -- The Eight Directions and the Center -- Panchabhutas: the Five Elements -- Additions, Extensions, Missing Corners -- Natural Materials -- Sundari: Beauty -- Rasa: Aesthetic Juice -- Color -- Ayadi Calculations to Fit the Individual -- Section Three: Parts of a Vastu Home -- Designing Sacred Space -- Orientation -- Front Door Placement -- Threshold and Entryway -- Vamsa Danda: Spine of Light -- Brahmasthan -- Staircases -- Balconies, Patios, and Portals -- Rooms -- Home Exteriors -- -- Section Four: Vastu Tips to Bless and Energize -- The Power of Meditation -- Love and Devotion -- Leaving Shoes at the Door -- Organizing/Clearing Clutter -- Laundry: What to Do with Dirty Clothes -- Aromatherapy -- Air Quality -- Lighting -- Artwork -- Yantras: Cosmic Diagrams -- Sound: Music and Mantras -- Sacred Archetypal Energies -- Grace and Gratitude -- Section Five: Resources for More Knowledge -- Resources -- Glossary -- Working Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

Discusses the ancient system of architecture, design, and sacred space from India.

Resources:
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Table of contents only

ISBN:

9781423601326
1423601327

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Psychological aspects.
Interior architecture Psychological aspects.
Interior decoration Indic influences.
Vāstu.
Architecture intérieure Aspect psychologique.
Vastu.

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.
Vāstu Shastra publications

Holdings:

Location: Library main 254938
Call No.: BIB 185013
Status: Available

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