Questions and Answers
13 questions
If someone needs to open an entry where a door is not possible, is a mirror the only option?
No, there are many options. Virtual doors and the other ways of opening an entry are taught in the door remedy classes.
For depth at an entrance in the North, is one big mirror better, or will design pieces do?
Use one whole mirror on the North wall. Do not join small pieces of mirror for a design; that turns mangal (auspicious) into amangal.
Mirrors should not touch the floor and should be fixed two feet above it. Does this apply to house mirrors too?
Yes, whether the mirror is in the house, the temple or anywhere else.
Can mirror films be used instead of mirrors?
No. The darpan is considered auspicious and is used even in pooja; do not replace it with plastic films.
With the East-North-East missing and the North-East cut because of a staircase, where should a convex mirror be placed?
Put the mirror for the zone that is missing. Fixed so that it works from inside towards outside, it extends and enlarges that missing space.
How long do the sun's rays take to reach the earth, and which materials capture the most of the planetary energy they bring?
The sun's rays take about 8 minutes 20 seconds to reach the earth, and only about 55% of their energy arrives; the other 45% is lost on the way. Of what arrives, trees and plants capture about 95%, mirrors 80%, yantras 60 to 90%, pyramids 65% (which is why fruit kept under a pyramid stays fresh), water 60% (mainly the Moon's energy), metals 45% and stones 35%. Plastic and other petroleum by-products capture none, so interiors should rely on natural materials and on indoor and outdoor plants chosen for the planet of each direction.
What should be done when Ketu is exalted in the 2nd house and the house has a North-East cut?
Rahu-Ketu belong to the South-West, and the diagonal from there is the North-East. Put a mirror at the cut, or install a kalash in the North-East and fix mirrors all around the kalash.
For a cut, should the mirror be fixed on the inside or the outside of the wall?
Fix it on the inside of the wall of the part you want to extend; seen from inside, that portion looks bigger and is extended. Fixing it on the outer side makes that part look smaller, so the outer side is used only when a part must be reduced.
What size of mirror is needed to extend a cut?
A plain mirror shows about three times its size, as a 2 ft mirror shows a 6 ft person. For a 10 to 12 ft area with a 12 ft cut, use at least a 2.5 to 3 ft mirror; even a 1 ft mirror works to some extent, but the result depends on the area and the mirror quality. Use a convex mirror to enlarge a cut and a concave mirror to reduce an extension.
If the dressing room is in the SSW, can a mirror not be used there?
A dressing room has four walls, so fix the mirror on its North or East wall. If the wash basin is already in the South and its mirror must be there, fix a mirror of the same size on the North wall; the pit made in the South is matched by one opposite and the effect evens out.
Can a mirror be fitted on a wardrobe in the S, SSW, SW, WSW or West?
No. Wardrobe mirrors also belong on the North or East wall. Some say the North-West is also allowed because the mirror represents the water element and the Moon.
Our mandir is in the Brahmasthan and Lord Shiva faces West; is that a problem?
Do not worry about Lord Shankar facing West; worry only about the South, and even Hanuman ji may face South. If a deity ever faces a wrong direction, fix a mirror directly in front of the deity.
The tijori should face North, but my small cupboard only opens to the South; can a mirror be used?
Yes, a mirror can be used, and East is also acceptable. Better still, place the tijori where it faces correctly, because it receives the energy of whatever it faces; facing Kuber's direction it receives Kuber's energy.