Thai Taksa

Taksa is the classic Thai system behind lucky colours, auspicious names and directions. The eight planets are set around the compass in a fixed order (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Venus). Starting from the planet of your birth weekday, they fall into eight positions: Boriwan, Ayu, Det, Sri, Mula, Utsaha, Montri and Kalakini, from helpers and health to luck and obstacles.

In Thailand, Taksa is also used to choose the letters of a name, which depends on the Thai alphabet and is not included here. Translated from the Thai edition.