Try to Understand Clashes in Earthly Branch

Hello,

I read a few books on Ba Zi analysis recently, but unfortunately none seems toillustrate Earthly Branch (EB)clashes well. Most just showexamples of clash, and teach you how to detect one if present.

I would like to know what is the impact on the Self element whenthere are Earthly Branch clashes foundin theBa Zi?I can see that a clash may sometimes help to removeundesirable elements, hence making Self strong (which would otherwise be weak if there were noclashes found).

But, does a EB clash simplyimplies thatthe elements that were involvedare "destroyed"? If we proceed todetermine thestrength of Self from here,dowe exclude these "destroyed"elements from the picture? Thank you.

Regards,

Lee