Tip of the week

• Any kind of heavy pressure, in the form of overhead beams in the bedroom is harmful and affects sleep.

• It is important to check that there are no beams over one’s feet, too, because feet are sensitive to pressure.

• It is auspicious for persons with earth elements to be born in mid-summer, they prove to be luckier in life.

• People with strong earth elements may help their fortune by placing blue, white and black colours around them.

• For a strong metal person the lucky colours are blue and black and green. Red is a good colour, too, but it should be used in moderation.

• Hang a picture of a deity on the eastern wall of the north-eastern corner and place a bowl of water with fresh petals before it.

Q&A We live in a flat that has two bedrooms, quite small in size. Due to space crunch, the beds in both the rooms have been placed between tall wardrobes, which are connected to each other from the top. This way I get extra storage above the bed as well.

But somehow none of us sleeps peacefully at night. We wake up with a heavy head in the morning. I wonder if the storage overhead is causing the problem.

Mrinalini

Any kind of heavy pressure over the head, in the form of beams is bad for health. Your storage space works exactly like a beam that is carrying extra weight of the objects placed inside. The best solution would be to do away with the storage. Even if you decide to sleep with your head on the other side, the problem does not get totally solved because your feet will then remain under pressure.

Q&A I am studying in an engineering institute and my date of birth is June 20, 1987. I will be entering my second year starting this July. I will be taking the CAT in 2008 and hopefully start earning from July 2009. Please advise me on my favourable colours and success in the above-mentioned categories. Also let me know about my future and a favourable career.

Sudipta Adhya

Your pillars of destiny indicate that you are a weak metal person and need nourishment from the earth element.

Fortunately, your journey through life is very comfortable and you have a brilliant career ahead as you are blessed with earth and metal elements for the next 40 years.

Maximise your good luck by supporting yourself with earth and metal elements and their associated colours. Engineering would be the best career option for you. Three elements of fire reveal that you should enjoy a high status in life and earn lots of name, fame and recognition in your chosen profession.

Q&A I was born on 10.06.79 at 10.25 am. Please let me know my lucky number, colours, directions and animal sign. What kind of a career is best suited for me?

My room is in the north-west of the house, but I study facing the east in a different room. The bedroom is painted in light pink and I sleep with my head towards the west. What changes should I make to excel in my career and get a good job? How is my time now according to my pillars of destiny?

Nandini

Your date of birth when converted into five elements reveals that you are a strong earth person born in midsummer. This season provides you with lots of support in life.

Presently you are under the influence of metal and water, which signifies that you will generate money with your intelligence elements. Your intelligence is connected with metal, which means you should be in a profession that is connected with computers.

Your lucky number is 3 and the directions connected with it are east, north, south-east and south. Your animal sign is Ram and your lucky colours are white, blue and black.

You should try to sleep with your head towards the east and keep studying facing this direction. Try to introduce shades of blue to your bedroom in the form of accessories like cushions, rugs, linen and bedspread.

Q&A I am a student of Class XII and my DOB is 30.10. 86. What are my favourable colours, element and number. Also, which direction should I face while studying?

Salekin Ahmed

You are a strong metal person and your favourable colours are blue, black and green. Red can also be used in moderation.

Your Kua number is 5 and north-east, west, north-west and south-west are your auspicious directions in order of preference. You should face north-east while studying.

A strong earth person on the other hand and will benefit most from metal, water and wood elements and their related colours are white, blue, black and green. A student (essentially a earth person) should hang a picture of god on the eastern wall of the north-eastern corner and keep fresh petals floating in water before it.

Also, place a bowl filled with salt in this corner and change it everyday. This will help absorb the failures one is facing.

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