HS Combination.

From ZPZQ:

如甲用辛官 ，

Jia wood which uses Xin as the Direct Officer,

透丙作合，而官非其官；

With protrusion of Bing Fire to combine, the Officer will no longer be considered as Officer.

Both Bing and Xin will lose its 10 gods association as the Eating God and the Direct officer.

Combination without Transformation:

 

In this example where the month is Wei which does not allow for transformation, would the Xin and Bing still exist in the chart or would they be considered no longer in the chart.

Combination with Transformation:

In this example where the month is Hai which allows for Bing Xin transformation to water, has the HS Xin and Bing both changed to Ren?

Minister in charge.

There are many schools of thought. According to ZPZQ, whether it transforms or not is not the main point. The most important consideration is the disappearance of the 10 gods associations.

The 10 gods association plays a big role in the Bazi. It represents the ministers running the country. When it is around, it will be able to carry out his role in running the country.

When he is removed, he is no longer playing a role.

ZPZQ:

俱是作合，惟是本身十干合之，不为合去。

For combination, when it involves the Day Master, it is not considered as being combined away. (removed)

In this example the combination between Jia the DM and Ji will not removed the 10 gods association. The Ji earth remains as the Direct Wealth.