--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: <snip> > > Further, proper Vastu orientation is determined > > by true magnetic north, the orientation of > > the planet's magnetic field, also not an > > artificial, arbitrary pattern imposed by humans. > > I thought that it was NOT magnetic north, but TRUE North, > based on the Equinox rising and setting...
True north, you're right. You use what they call a "magnetic north calculator" to adjust compass readings (which are magnetic north) to find true north (which means it's really a true north calculator!): "If you do not have access to maps that show the true cardinal directions for the land you are considering, you can estimate true north with a compass for these preliminary purposes. To do this you will need to know the local deviation of magnetic north from true north and correct the compass reading accordingly. You can access a Magnetic North Calculator at this website." http://www.vastu.ca/getting_started.htm > > Vastu, in other words, is an exclusively natural > > orientation. It's just on a much larger scale > > than the attempt to follow mundane local contours > > of the land. Its reference is the solar system, > > not the geographic features of the immediate area. > > Magnetic North is a very local phenemenon. The magnetic > lines of force of the Earth aren't straight, IIRC. Right, but my point stands: the orientation isn't somehow "artificial" as Barry and Vaj have been claiming. > > Further, of course, subsidiary Vastu principles > > require buildings to conform not only to the eastern > > orientation (i.e., alignment with the sun) but to > > local features such as hills and bodies of water as > > well, so Barry and Vaj really don't have a leg to > > stand on. > > "Conform" is probably the wrong term here. "Take into account" would be better, I think. Fine with me. Thanks for the corrections. Again, the point is that Vastu is aligned *both* with the solar system (earth's relation to the sun) *and* local natural features. Nothing "artificial" about it.
