Stove Vastu: best and worst directions
Where should the stove be?
- Ideal
- South-East
- Good
- South and North-West
- Okay
- East and West
- Avoid
- North, North-East and South-West
- Ideal
- Good
- Okay
- Avoid
Where is yours?
All eight directions, with the verdict for each. Choose yours.
How to check yours
- 1
Stand at the centre of the kitchen.
- 2
Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the stove.
- 3
That direction is where the stove sits within the kitchen.
Standing at the stove instead? Point the phone at the middle of the kitchen: the stove is in the opposite direction.
Any phone compass will do. Hold it flat and away from steel, speakers and wiring, which pull the needle. The AstroGlimps app reads it for you and warns when something nearby interferes.
How to check yours
- 1
Stand at the centre of the kitchen.
- 2
Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the stove.
- 3
That direction is where the stove sits within the kitchen.
Standing at the stove instead? Point the phone at the middle of the kitchen: the stove is in the opposite direction.
Any phone compass will do. Hold it flat and away from steel, speakers and wiring, which pull the needle. The AstroGlimps app reads it for you and warns when something nearby interferes.
Remedies for each direction that is not ideal
- Move the burner to the south-east of the platform. Even a shift along the same counter can bring the flame back toward its proper corner
- Keep the north side of the kitchen light and uncluttered. Reducing weight and heat in the north eases the strain on this zone
- Relocate the burner away from the north-east. This placement has no adequate in-place remedy; moving the flame is the only real correction
- Keep water storage out of the same corner. Separating fire and water sources reduces the elemental conflict in this zone
- Face east while cooking. Cooking toward the sunrise direction compensates for a burner outside the fire corner
- Move the burner toward the south-east. Shifting the flame along the south wall restores it to the fire zone
- Place something heavy and solid in the south-west. Weight in this corner restores the grounding that an active flame disrupts
- Keep a small salt bowl near the burner. Salt is used to absorb heaviness where the fire element sits out of place
Questions people ask
Where should the stove be?
Ideal: South-East. Good: South and North-West. Okay: East and West. Avoid: North, North-East and South-West.
What if the stove is in the North?
Fire in the wealth corner is held to erode savings and financial steadiness If it can be changed, South-East is better. If it cannot, the traditional remedies are: Move the burner to the south-east of the platform; Keep the north side of the kitchen light and uncluttered.
What if the stove is in the North-East?
The most inauspicious burner position, placing fire in the sacred water corner If it can be changed, South-East is better. If it cannot, the traditional remedies are: Relocate the burner away from the north-east; Keep water storage out of the same corner.
How do I check the direction of the stove?
Stand at the centre of the kitchen. Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the stove. That direction is where the stove sits within the kitchen. Standing at the stove instead? Point the phone at the middle of the kitchen: the stove is in the opposite direction.
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