How to Correctly Place Mirrors to “Double” Your Wealth and Space

Mirrors are the most dangerous items in your house.

I know, that sounds dramatic. You probably think of a mirror as just a piece of glass coated with silver, something to check your hair in before you rush out to work.

But in my dual life—spending my days analyzing bank sheets and my evenings decoding Vastu blueprints—I have come to realize that a mirror is not just a reflector. It is a Multiplier.

Think of a mirror like a photocopier. If you put a ₹500 note inside a photocopier, you get an image of another ₹500. It doubles the visual input.

Now, apply Vastu logic to this.

• If your mirror reflects your locker, it energetically doubles your wealth.
• If your mirror reflects a pile of dirty laundry or a dustbin, it energetically doubles your clutter and debt.
• If it reflects the main door, it bounces all the good energy (Lakshmi) right back out to the street.

I have visited homes of wealthy businessmen who were facing sudden, unexplained cash crunches. Often, the culprit wasn’t the market; it was a massive, stylish mirror placed on the South wall, flushing away their stability.

In this guide, I am going to teach you how to use this powerful tool correctly. We will move beyond the superstitions and look at the logic of Reflection Vastu.

The “Banker’s Logic”: Mirrors are the Water Element

Before we start hanging things on walls, you need to understand the element.

In Vastu Shastra, a mirror represents the Water Element. Why? Because in ancient times, before glass was invented, people looked at their reflection in still ponds or bowls of water.

Water has two properties:

1. It flows (Instability).
2. It reflects (Expansion).

As a banker, I love “Expansion” (Compound Interest), but I hate “Instability” (Market Crashes). The trick to using mirrors is to place them in zones where we want flow and expansion (North and East) and keep them far away from zones where we want stability (South and South-West).

If you put a mirror in the South-West corner of your home—which is the zone of heavy stability and savings—you are essentially introducing a “leak” in your fixed deposit. You are bringing water into the earth. The result? You might earn well, but the money will slip through your fingers like water.

The Wealth Hack: Doubling Your Abundance

Let’s start with the good stuff. How do we use a mirror to actually make us feel wealthier?

1. The Dining Room “Multiplier”

This is one of the oldest and most effective Vastu secrets. The Dining Room represents your family’s health and abundance. Food is the first form of wealth. In the old days, if you had a full granary, you were rich.

The Tip: Place a large mirror on the North or East wall of your dining room so that it reflects the dining table. The Logic: When you sit down to eat, the mirror visually “doubles” the food on the table and “doubles” the family members eating it. It creates a subconscious vibration of abundance (“We have more than enough”). The Rule: Ensure the mirror does not cut off the heads of the tallest family member in the reflection. That creates a subtle anxiety.

2. The “Cash Box” Trick

Go to your Almirah or Safe (Tijori). If you have a small cash box or a drawer where you keep your gold and liquid cash, place a small mirror inside the box, facing the cash. The Logic: Every time you open the box, you see double the money. It’s a psychological trigger that affirms “Growth” to your subconscious mind.

The Compass Guide: Where to Hang, Where to Remove

This is where most people get it wrong. You cannot just hang a mirror because “the wall looked empty.” Here is your definitive directional guide.

The “Yes” Zones (Green Light) ✅

• North (The Zone of Kuber): This is the best place. North is the direction of Water and Wealth. Hanging a mirror here attracts new opportunities. If you are a freelancer or business owner looking for new clients, place a round or rectangular mirror on the North wall.
• East (The Zone of Indra/Sun): East represents social connections and health. A mirror here expands your social circle and brings clarity. It’s great for a living room.
• North-East (The Zone of God/Ishanya): This is a sensitive zone, but a mirror here is generally good because it “extends” the space. Since Vastu says the North-East should be the lightest and most open part of the house, a mirror creates an illusion of infinite space here.

The “No” Zones (Red Light) ❌

• South (The Zone of Yama): South is for rest and fame. Mirrors here make the energy “restless.” It can lead to fame turning into notoriety (bad reputation).
• South-West (The Zone of Stability): Never place a mirror here. This is the corner of the Master of the House (Nairutya). Placing a mirror here dilutes your authority. In my banking experience, clients with large mirrors in the SW often complain that “Nobody listens to me” or “My decisions are constantly challenged.”
• South-East (The Zone of Fire): South-East is the Kitchen zone (Agni). Water (Mirror) puts out Fire. Mirrors here can lead to accidents, clashes, or a “cooling down” of the passion/cash flow in the house.

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The Bedroom Dilemma: “Soul Travel” or Bad Sleep?

This is the most common question I get: “Jagdish ji, I have a dressing table facing my bed. Is it bad?”

The Short Answer: Yes, it is bad. The Long Answer: It has nothing to do with ghosts.

There is an old superstition that when you sleep, your soul leaves your body, and if it sees its reflection, it gets shocked. Let’s look at the Biological Logic instead.

When you sleep, your brain switches to a “security mode.” Even when you are asleep, your reptilian brain is scanning for movement (predators). If you have a mirror facing your bed, every time you toss or turn, the mirror reflects that movement. Your sleeping brain catches this “flash” of movement in the room and spikes your cortisol (stress hormone). You might not wake up fully, but you will not get that deep, restorative Delta-wave sleep. You wake up tired.

The Fix:

1. Move it: If you can, move the dressing table so it does not reflect the bed.
2. The Curtain Method: If the mirror is fixed (like on a wardrobe door), simply hang a small curtain or stick a poster over it. Cover it before you sleep. That’s it. No need to tear down the wardrobe.

The Entrance Mistake: Bouncing Away Lakshmi

Imagine you are a guest visiting a friend. You walk up to the front door, the door opens, and BAM—you see your own face staring back at you from a mirror in the foyer. What is your instinct? You flinch. You step back.

Energy does the same thing. The Main Door is the mouth of the house. It inhales Prana (Life Force). If you place a mirror directly opposite the main door, you are creating a “Reflective Shield.” Whatever good energy tries to enter hits the mirror and bounces straight back out.

The Fix:

• Remove any mirror facing the door.
• You can place a mirror on the side wall of the foyer (perpendicular to the door). This is actually good—it visually expands the entry passage and makes the hallway feel grander.

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Apartment Hacks: Curing the “Cut Corner”

Modern apartments are rarely perfect rectangles. They are L-shaped, C-shaped, or have missing corners (cuts). In Vastu, a missing corner is a serious defect. It means a specific element is missing from your life.

• Missing North: Lack of money.
• Missing East: Lack of social life/health.

The Mirror Remedy: Mirrors create “Virtual Space.” If your apartment has a “Cut” in the North zone (meaning the North wall is shorter or indented), place a large mirror on that specific wall. When you look into the mirror, you see depth. Your brain registers “space” where there is a wall. Energetically, this “extends” the missing corner and restores balance to the Vastu Purush Mandala.

Warning: Do not use this remedy for a cut in the South or South-West. Extending those zones virtually can bring heavy problems.

Common Mirror Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)

1. The “Infinite Confusion”

I once saw a hallway with mirrors on both facing walls. It looked cool—like an infinite tunnel. But in Vastu, this traps energy in a “Ping-Pong” loop. The energy bounces back and forth, becoming stagnant and restless. The residents of that house felt constantly anxious and unable to make decisions. Fix: Keep only one mirror. Let the energy flow, not loop.

2. The Broken or Hazy Mirror

A cracked mirror is a cliché for bad luck, but for a reason. A distorted reflection creates a distorted self-image. If your bathroom mirror is old, desilvered, or makes you look “foggy,” replace it immediately. You cannot have clarity in life if you look at a blur every morning.

3. The “TV” Mirror

A television screen, when switched off, is essentially a black mirror. If you have a TV in your bedroom facing your bed, it acts exactly like a mirror. Fix: Throw a nice throw blanket over the TV at night.

Reflection is Reality

A mirror is the only object in your house that has no nature of its own. It becomes whatever it faces.

• Face it towards a garden, it brings nature inside.
• Face it towards a cluttered desk, it doubles your workload.

As you step into 2026, take a walk around your home. Look at every mirror. Ask yourself: “What is this doubling?” If the answer is “Bills,” “Darkness,” or “The Toilet Door,” move it.

Start with the Dining Room Remedy. It is the easiest change with the sweetest results.

Do you have a tricky floor plan with mirrors glued to the wrong walls? Sometimes you can’t just “move it.” Book a Personal Chart Analysis with me, and I’ll help you devise a remedy using plants or specific colors to neutralize the mirror’s effect without renovation.

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Disclaimer: The information provided in this article regarding Vastu Shastra is for educational and cultural purposes only. Results from Vastu remedies are subjective and vary from individual to individual. Please exercise personal discretion.