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Topic: Major Transits and the "Extinction Burst"
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Heart--Shaped Cross
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posted January 18, 2009 07:57 PM
An extinction burst is a temporary increase in the frequency and/or intensity of a behavior just prior to its "extinction". I think this is especially noticeable with Pluto transits. For instance, when Pluto transits Mars a person may lose their temper a lot, and the ego energies may be unusually strong and uncompromising, but when the transit is over, the person may come away with a more even temper than before the transit began. Likewise, in relationships, when we meet someone with whom we have particularly challenging synastry, it can trigger lots of defenses and the part of us which is challenged will assert itself even more powerfully, in order to compensate, but, once certain lessons have been learned, the ability to compromise and "see the other side" is greater than before the meeting. quote:
An extinction burst will often occur when the extinction procedure has just begun. This consists of a sudden and temporary increase in the response's frequency, followed by the eventual decline and extinction of the behavior targeted for elimination.Take, as an example, a pigeon that has been reinforced to peck an electronic button. During its training history, every time the pigeon pecked the button, it will have received a small amount of bird seed as a reinforcer. So, whenever the bird is hungry, it will peck the button to receive food. However, if the button were to be turned off, the hungry pigeon will first try pecking the button just as it has in the past. When no food is forthcoming, the bird will likely try again... and again, and again. After a period of frantic activity, in which their pecking behavior yields no result, the pigeon's pecking will decrease in frequency. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_(psychology)#Extinction_burst
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Iqhunk
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posted January 19, 2009 06:23 AM
This is true, especially in Saturn returns.IP: Logged |
Peri
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posted January 19, 2009 06:23 AM
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Heart--Shaped Cross
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posted January 19, 2009 12:33 PM
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Dulce Luna
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posted January 19, 2009 12:43 PM
Going through a Pluto to mars Transit myself, I fully agree with this.  IP: Logged | |
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