by Ruth Lederer
Resonance is a sound or vibration produced in an object caused by the sound or vibration produced in another. Musical instruments are good examples of how this happens. When a guitar string is plucked, the one next to it also begins to vibrate.
Vaastu is an ancient system of architecture that creates a specific vibration within a structure. That specific vibration then brings the occupants and the surrounding environment into resonance.
Vaastu structures are designed to bestow positive effects to the inhabitants. It is powerful when this happens in a single building and even more so in a community where Vaastu structures abound.
In the small rural community of Patagonia, Arizona, many new structures are being built in accordance with the rules of Vaastu. The earliest of them were meditation spaces built in 2010 and 2011, followed by two residential projects complete with garages and outbuildings in 2013. Construction on other projects continues today.
The addition of Vaastu structures has outpaced all other new building activities. There are slightly more than 500 houses in Patagonia with only two conventional houses built between 2013 and 2016, as confirmed by Isabel Van Nest, deputy town clerk of Patagonia. Yet since 2013, seven more Vaastu units have been added, creating significant change in the housing stock of the community.
As these meditation and residential spaces have taken form in the area, there has been a marked increase in the number of social events as advertised in the local paper, the Patagonia Regional Times. These events include yoga classes, music concerts, lectures, bingo, meditation practice and art classes.
In 2013, there was an average of 25 events per month. Three years and seven Vaastu buildings later, 2016 has so far seen an average of 34 events per month.
Vaastu structures are created to have a positive, uplifting effect. When people feel uplifted and more energetic, they generally want to socialize. The significant rise in social events in this small town could be seen as a result of the recently constructed Vaastu buildings.
Donna Lee, owner of Patagonia Bikram Yoga, commented that “positive energy attracts positive energy” and has found Patagonia to be a happy, healthy place to live.
Communities of Vaastu structures are very rare. However, Vaastu Partners in the Chicago area is developing small Vaastu models for use within an existing home. Their sizes range from 10 to 23 inch squares, making them perfect for placement in a home or office.
Precisely engineered using the same design and technology as the full-scale structures in Patagonia, these pieces can bring an energetic lift to the occupants of the space and their surrounding community.
The power of Vaastu is subtly uplifting. In today’s world where many of us are seeking connection, Vaastu structures can bring our community into resonance as a perfect universal orchestra.
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