Getting rid of ghosts

VASTHU SASTRA
BY T. SELVA
DO you feel the presence of someone or hear sounds in your house? Are your children
falling sick too often?
Unexplainable occurrences doors opening and closing and lights flickering could be
caused by an unholy spirit in the house or a haunted property.
So how does one deal with such paranormal situations? Worried dwellers usually end up
selling the house instead of resolving the issue.
I have received email from readers asking about mysterious happenings in their houses
and wanting to know what a ghost is and what it looks like.
Ghost is a common term for the spirit of a human being who has left his or her physical
body. From the scientific perspective, a ghost is a body of intelligence or consciousness
with a frequency between pure energy and matter. It can appear in a transparent white
form, a shadow in the dark or a dark form and could also appear as a light or mist.
How a ghost appears depends on the sensitivity of an individual. It also depends on the
ghost and how it wants to appear to humans the mischievous ones would want to scare
while the considerate ones want to just blend in.
Normally the ghost of a person who has just died would appear in a physical form and
usually looks just as the person did before death. I had several experiences when I did my
research and study on ghost busting under my Vasthu master, Yuvaraj Sowma, in
Chennai, and psychic investigator, Josef Frank B Regis, in Manila in 2002. The latter is
the author of the book titled The Ghost Manual.
The most frequently asked question is why do ghosts exist?
When a person dies, only his or her body disintegrates. There are other parts that do not
die, and these include emotions, feelings and spirit. These are referred to as the soul.
When the soul continues to circulate in the material world after death, they are termed as
ghosts.
Ghosts are earth-bound souls because they are unliberated spirits. They die suddenly
before their time and have not fulfilled their desires and duties. Spirits roam day and
night (defying common belief that ghosts only appear at night) and they are everywhere,
especially in places like hospitals.

However, it is easier to spot these impure spirits when there is less light and they will
surface as a misty or white shadow popularly referred to as the woman in white.
Where to find ghosts?
Ghosts are more easily felt than seen. Many people are unable to see ghosts because they
believe such things do not exist.
Unoccupied, abandoned and empty rooms invite invisible spirits. This is why such spaces
should be cleansed regularly and not be left empty.
Houses that have had a history of tragic and unnatural deaths are prone to unexplainable
happenings.
This is why Vasthu stresses that all dwellers should clean the house before moving in and
also perform prayers in their respective faith to remove these unseen entities. Prayer is
one of the most powerful energy fields to invoke in the presence of a ghost. It can also
help in the healing and liberation of the unseen spirit.
Most earth-bound spirits are human beings who died violently in an accident, were
murdered or committed suicide. Owing to sudden and tragic death, they are trapped and
these souls seek help to be set free.
Newly departed souls stay around for a while, sometimes for a few years, until they come
to a stage where they are spiritually healed. Then they move on to a higher level.
It is incorrect to brand all ghosts as bad.
Symbols and figures of saints and spiritual gurus should be hung on the east wall facing
west in strategic areas of the house to help in spiritual protection.
How to get rid of ghosts?
In Vasthu, when there are such sightings in a house, a Vasthu expert must be called in to
clear the spirit. Home owners are advised not to attempt to rid the spirit on their own.
The first thing the expert will do is to visit the site on the start of a moon day and place
jasmine flowers all around the house border. From ancient times, the powerful fragrance
of jasmine has been known to ward off negative energy.
The consultant will collect four bottles of seawater and bury them in the four corners of
the house. Following this, a cockerel is brought into the compound of the haunted house
and set free to roam in the area for a day.

At midnight, the cockerel is slaughtered outside the main entrance of the house as an
offering to the unsettled soul and to ask for it to leave to leave the premises. After this,
the Sri Chakra yantra (mystical diagram) is buried at the doorway of the house.
The power of Sri Chakra
Sri Chakra, the king of all spiritual symbols, should be placed in a house. Of the many
symbols used in Vasthu, this one requires no prayer or chanting of mantras before it is
placed. The symbol is an overlap of triangles and the five downward pointing triangles
represent skin, blood, flesh, fat and bone; the four upward pointing triangles represent
marrow, semen, air and life.
This symbol can be drawn on paper or on the floor and can also be made out of gold,
silver and copper. Sri Chakra is to be kept flat on the ground and not upright or slanting
and should not be hung on the wall.
Since ancient times, it is known as a powerful symbol which is helpful when there are
harmful elements disturbing the peace or creating bad effects in a house
Vasthu talks
The columnist will give a talk on ancient wisdoms related to Vasthu Sastra, science of
pyramids, astrology, meditation, mantras and aura analysis on April 16 at 3pm at
Kalamandapam Hall in Jalan Scot, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. Admission is by
contribution of RM10 to V. Murugans kidney transplantation fund.To register, call Nivas
Ragavan 0123830389.
Another talk will be on May 6 at 3pm at Kolej New Era, Lot 5 Section 10, Jalan Bukit,
Kajang. Admission is by contribution of RM10 to the Iraivan Temple . To register, call V.
Balu Devado at 0166148565.
T. Selva, The Stars Maritime Editor, has spent years researching this ancient Indian
science of construction, better known as Indian feng shui. He is a student of 7th
generation Vasthu Sastra Master Yuvaraj Sowma from Chennai, India. He can be
contacted at tselvas@pd.jaring.my