Earthly Branch EB 6 combinations

The 6 combinations of EB are like the 5 combinations of HS, the pairings of Yin and Yang that signify affection.

6 combinations of EB

Zi and Chou combine and transform to earth

Hai and Yin combine and transform to wood

Mao and Xu combine and transform to fire

Chen and You combine and transform to metal

Si and Shen combine and transform to water

Wu and Wei combine and transform to fire





From SMTH

夫合有合禄、合马、合贵之说。
There's the saying of combining with Lu (prosperity), combining with Ma(horse, as in YiMa) and combining with Gui (noble).


珞录子云：是从无而立有，谓见不见之形也。
Luo LuZi says: It's originally not there but it is then established to be there, it's said to be seen but not seen.


从无立有，喻如甲生人以寅为禄，不见寅而见亥，谓之合禄；
From not existing and become exist, for example, Jia people with Yin as 'Lu', does not sees Yin but sees Hai, thus it is called 'combining with Lu' as Hai combines with Yin


寅生人以申为马，不见申而见巳，谓之合马；
Yin people uses Geng as horse， does not see Shen but sees Si, thus it is called 'combining with Ma'


甲戌庚人以丑未为贵，不见丑未而见子午，谓之合贵。
Jia Xu Geng people use Hai and Wei as Gui (noble), does not see Chou or Wei but sees Zi and Wu, it is called 'combining with Gui'


经云：明合不如暗合，拱实不拱虚。此之谓也。
The classics says: Visible combination is not as good as concealed combination. arching to form a true is not as good as arching to form a fake. This is what it means.


《天元变化书》云：The book of TianYuan BianHua says:


子合丑福轻，丑合子福盛；
Zi combines with Chou, fortune is light. Chou combines with, fortune is prosperous


寅合亥福清，亥合寅福慢；
Yin combines with Hai, fortune is clear. Hai combines with Yin, fortune is slow.


戌合卯福虚，卯合戌福厚；
Xu combines with Mao, fortune is fake. Mao combines with Xu, fortune is thick.


辰合酉福弱，酉合辰大利；
Chen combines with You, fortune is weak. You combines with Chen, is greatly favorable.


午合未福慢，未合午大利；
Wu combines with Wei, fortune is slow. Wei combines with Wu, is greatly favorable.


已合申福慢，申合巳官气盛。
Si combines with Chen, fortune is slow. Shen combines with Si, the officer Qi is prosperous.


如甲午辛未只是身旺，却命禄弱，如乙未壬午虽禄弱粗得。又曰：男子忌合绝，女人忌合贵。
Such as Jia Wu Xin Wei is self prosperous, but natal 'Lu' is weak, like Yi Wei Ren Wu even though 'Lu' is weak is roughly obtainable. Also say: For men, combining 'Jue' is a taboo, for woman, combining with 'Gui (nobility)' is a taboo.

HS Combination and Transformation

Writing long articles and translating classical texts is very exhausting, I think I should write smaller articles and translate smaller portion of classical texts so I can write something everyday.

Back to the topic.

When HS combines, they don't necessarily transform. There are certain criteria has to be met.

The month's decree '月令', is probably the most influential factors.
Master Xu LeWu in his book ZPZQPZ chapter 5 presented this table which he cited from 子平四言集腋 

正月节（寅月）Yin month

丁壬化木（正化）Ding Ren transforms to wood, true transformation
戊癸化火（次化）Wu Gui transforms to fire, secondary transformation
乙庚化金（一云乙归甲不化）Yi Geng transforms to metal (one classics says Yi returned to Jia and does not transform)
丙辛不化（柱有申子辰可化）Bing Xin does not transform unless there's Shen Zi Chen in the pillars
甲己不化（木盛故不化）Jia Ji does not transform as wood is prosperous
寅午戌化火 Yin Wu Xu transforms to fire
亥卯未化木 Hai Mao Wei transforms to wood
申子辰不化 Shen Zi Chen does not transform
巳酉丑破象 Si You Chou with broken image (does not transform)
辰戌丑未失地 Chen Xu Chou Wei lost ground (does not transform)

二月节（卯月）Mao Month

丁壬化木 Ding Ren transforms to wood
戊癸化火 Wu Gui transforms to fire
乙庚化金（不化以乙归甲家也） Yi Geng transforms to Metal (does not transform as Yi returns to Jia family)
丙辛水气不化 Bing Xin water Qi does not transform
甲己不化 Jia Ji does not transform
寅午戌化火 Yin Wu Xu transforms to fire
亥卯未化木 Hai Mao Wei transforms to wood
申子辰不化 Shen Zi Chen does not transform
巳酉丑纯形 Si You Chou is in pure shape (does not transform)
辰戌丑未小失 Chen Xu Chou Wei lost a little (does not transform)

三月节（辰月）Chen Month

丁壬不化（木气已过故不化）Ding Ren does not transform because wood Qi is already over
戊癸化火（渐入火乡可化） Wu Gui transforms to fire because Qi gradually going into fire land (summer)

乙庚成形（辰土生金故化）Yi Geng becomes shape (transform because Chen earth engenders metal)
丙辛化水（辰为水库故化）Bing Xin transforms to water as Chen is water storage
甲己暗秀（正化）Jia Ji is obscuredly refined (true transformation)
寅午戌化火 Yin Wu and Xu transform to Fire
亥卯未不化 Hai Mao Wei does not transform
申子辰化水 Shen Zi Chen transforms to water
巳酉丑成形 Si You Chou becomes shape (transform)
辰戌丑未无信 Chen Xu Chou and Wei without integrity (does not transform)

四月节（巳月）Si Month

丁壬化火 Ding Ren transforms to fire
戊癸化火（正化）Wu Gui transforms to fire (true transformation)
乙庚金秀（四月金生可化）Yi Geng metal is refined as the fourth month is where metal is born
丙辛化火（化火则可，化水不可）Bing Xin transform to fire, only transformation to fire is allowed, transformation to water is not allowed
甲己无位 Jia Ji has no place (does not transform)

寅午戌化火 Yin Wu and Xu transform to fire
亥卯未不化 Hai Mao and Wei do not transform
申子辰纯形 Shen Zi Chen is in pure shape
巳酉丑成器 Si You Chou is becoming useful
辰戌丑未贫管(the original document says 贫乏) Chen Xu Chou and Wei are poor and lacking

五月节（午月）Wu Month

丁壬化火（不能化木）Ding Ren transforms to Fire, cannot transform to wood
戊癸发贵（化火）Wu Gui rises to nobility (transform to fire)
乙庚无位 Yi Geng has no place
丙辛端正（不化）Bing and Xin are proper (does not transform)
甲己不化 Jia Ji does not transform
寅午戌真火 Yin Wu and Xu are true fire
亥卯未失地 Hai Mao and Wei are losing ground
申子辰化容 Shen Zi and Chen transformation is contained
巳酉丑辛苦 Si You Chou is suffering
辰戌丑未身贱 Chen Xu Chou Wei is lowly

六月节（未月）Wei Month

丁壬化木（未为木库故可化也）Ding Ren transforms to wood as Wei is the storage for wood
戊癸不化（火气已过故不化）Wu Gui does not transform because fire Qi is over
乙庚不化（金气正伏故不化）Yi Geng does not transform because Metal Qi is totally subdued
丙辛不化（水气正衰故不化）Bing Xin does not transform because water Qi is Shuai (totally declined)
甲己不化（己土即家故不化）Jia Ji does not transform because Ji earth is at home.
寅午戌不化 Yin Wu Xu does not transform
亥卯未不化 Hai Mao Wei does not transform
申子辰不化 Shen Zi Chen does not transform
巳酉丑化金 Si You Chou transforms to metal
辰戌丑未化土 Chen Xu Chou Wei transforms to earth

七月节（申月）Shen Month

丁壬化木（可化）Ding Ren transforms to wood (allowable)
戊癸化火 Wu Gui transforms to fire
乙庚化金（正化） Yi Geng transforms to metal (true transformation)
丙辛进秀学堂 Bing and Xin enter refined school (学堂 XueTang, school is a ShenSha that indicates cleverness, Ren water is in XueTang in Shen) (transform)
甲己化土 Jia Ji transforsm to earth
寅午戌不化 Yin Wu Xu does not transform
亥卯未成形 Hai Mao Wei becoming shape
申子辰大贵 Shen Zi Chen great nobility
巳酉丑武勇 Si You Chou is martially courageous
辰戌丑未亦贵 Chen Xu Chou Wei is also noble.

八月节（酉月）You Month

丁壬不化 Ding Ren does not transform
戊癸衰薄 Wu Gui weak and thin
乙庚进秀 Yi Geng is advancing elegantly
丙辛就妻 Bing Xin follows wife (transforms to metal)
甲己不化 Jia Ji does not transform
寅午戌破象 Yin Wu Xu, broken image
亥卯未无位 Hai Mao Wei has no place
申子辰清 Shen Zi Chen is clear
巳酉丑入化 Si You Chou is entering transformation
辰戌丑未泄气 Chen Xu Chou and Wei are exhausting their Qi

九月节（戌月）Xu Month

丁壬化火 Ding Ren transforms to fire
戊癸化火（戌为火库亦正化）Wu Gui transforms to fire as Wei is the fire storage, the transformation is true
乙庚不化 Yi Geng does not transform
丙辛不化 Bing Xin does not transform
甲己化土（正化） Jai Ji transforms to earth (true transformation)
寅午戌化火 Yin Wu Xu transforms to fire
亥卯未不化 Hai Mao Wei does not transform
申子辰不化 Shen Zi Chen does not transform
巳酉丑不化 Si You Chou does not tranform
辰戌丑未正位 Chen Xu Chou Wei at their true place (transformed)

十月节（亥月）Hai month

丁壬化木（亥中有木）Ding Ren transforms to wood because there's wood inside Hai
戊癸为水 Wu Gui as water
乙庚化木 Yi Geng transforms to wood
丙辛化水 Bing Xin transforms to water
甲己化木 Jia Ji transforms to wood
寅午戌不化 Yin Wu Xu does not transform
亥卯未成材 Hai Mao Wei becomes talented
申子辰化水 Shen Zi Chen transforms to water
巳酉丑破象 Si You Chou broken image
辰戌丑未不化 Chen Xu Chou Wei does not transform

十一月节（子月）Zi Month

丁壬化木 Ding Ren transforms to wood
戊癸化水 Wu Gui transforms to water
乙庚化木 Yi Geng transforms to wood
丙辛化秀（正化）Bing Xin transformation is refined (true transformation)
甲己化土（十一月土旺故可化） Jia Ji transforms to Earth (if earth is prosperous on the eleventh month, transformation is possible)
寅午戌不化 Yin Wu Xu does not transform
亥卯未化木  Hai Mao Wei transforms to wood
申子辰化水 Shen Zi Chen transforms to water
巳酉丑化金 Si You Chou transforms to metal
辰戌丑未不化 Chen Xu Chou Wei does not transform

十二月节（丑月）Chou Month

丁壬不化 Ding Ren does not transform
戊癸化火 Wu Gui transforms to Fire
乙庚化金（次化）Yi Geng transforms to fire (secondary transformation)
丙辛不化 Bing Xin does not transform
甲己化土（正化）Jia Ji transforms to earth (true transformation)
寅午戌不化 Yin Wu Xu does not transform
亥卯未不化 Hai Mao Wei does not transform
申子辰不化 Shen Zi Chen does not transform
巳酉丑不化 Si You chou does not transform
辰戌丑未化土 Chen Xu Chou Wei transforms to earth

SMTH has some contradictions to ZPSYJD, according to SMTH

Jia Ji transforming to Earth happens on Chen Xu Chou Wei and Wu months, without Wu earth
Yi Geng transforming to Metal happens on Si You Chou and Geng months, without Jia Wood
Bing Xin transforming to Fire happens on Shen Zi Chen and Hai months, without Ding Fire
Ren Ding transforming to Wood happens on Hai Mao Wei and Yin months, without Bing Fire
Wu Gui transforming to Fire happens on Yin Wu Xu and Si months, without Ji earth.