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# Fortune guide: BaZi, Pee Chong, Rerk and Som Phong

Many owners in Thailand and across Chinese communities in Asia check BaZi, auspicious times and clashes before big decisions. These guides explain each practice in plain English, and how the Fortune Intelligence pack brings it into your day.

- [ BaZi · 八字

## What is BaZi? The Four Pillars, explained

  BaZi, the Four Pillars of Destiny, describes a person from the year, month, day and hour of their birth.
- ](https://www.automaticcompany.co/guides/fortune/bazi/)
- [ Pee Chong · ปีชง

## What is Pee Chong? Year clashes, explained

  Pee Chong is the Thai-Chinese practice of checking whether your zodiac animal clashes with the year, or with another person.
- ](https://www.automaticcompany.co/guides/fortune/pee-chong/)
- [ Rerk · ฤกษ์

## What is Rerk? Auspicious timing, explained

  Rerk is an auspicious time to start something, worked out from Thai astrology and the lunar calendar.
- ](https://www.automaticcompany.co/guides/fortune/rerk/)
- [ Som Phong · สมพงศ์

## What is Som Phong? Thai compatibility, explained

  Som Phong is Thai compatibility: whether two people suit each other, read from their birth details.
- ](https://www.automaticcompany.co/guides/fortune/som-phong/)

## Bring it into your day

The [Fortune Intelligence pack](https://www.automaticcompany.co/packs/fortune-intelligence/) reads your BaZi, the Thai calendar, year clashes, compatibility, the lucky colours of the day and a tarot second opinion every morning, and puts them next to your calendar. Powered by astrom8, our own astrology engine.

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