By studying the movements of the slow-moving planets, Norse astrology brings perspective and insight to human history. Norse astrology allows us to analyze the rise and fall of communism in Europe, and, more vividly, the fate of the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall divided East and West Berlin for over 25 years, and was perhaps the most striking example of the how antagonistic ideologies prevented the free movement of people during the 20th century Cold War.
The Norns (Neptune) represent the limits imposed on our lives. The Norns signify the role of inexorable fate. They are the boundary beyond which we cannot pass, a past or burden that we cannot abandon. They represent those aspects of our environment which we cannot control.
Tyr (Saturn) represents our sense of law and order, of how society should be structured. He signifies the demands society makes of us, and what we, in return, demand from society. Tyr indicates the necessary rules that we follow, and expect others to follow. When conflict arises, or when we confront challenges, it is Tyr who assumes responsibility. Tyr is our sense of impersonal justice, holding all men and women to the same standard. As stern as this may appear, Tyr also presides over teamwork and self-sacrifice.
When the Berlin Wall was raised in August 1961, the Norns were entering Hagalaz, the rune that they are most closely associated with. Everything about the Norns is emphasized here - restriction, implacable fate, hard, unyielding structure, impersonal hostility to life. The restrictive power of the Norns crystallized into the Wall, which became both a symbol of government tyranny and defiance against that tyranny.
The Berlin Wall fell (November 1989) when the Norns left Jera to enter Eihwaz. The slow organic growth of Jera led to the Wall's annihilation in Eihwaz. Eihwaz, rune of death and mystery, brought the Wall to an end, uniting the West and East as Ygdrassil unites Asgard and Midgard. At its fall, there was no ceremony, and no forethought. Just a celebration that a hated prison had suddenly disappeared.
Other planets also exhibited their power during German reunification. Tyr was in conjunction with the Norns in Eihwaz, and contributed to the orderly civil process by which two nations merged into one country. Though the two peoples had been at cold war for generations, under Tyr, they immediately merged into one, with well-defined roles and duties. This allowed a united Germany to achieve internal order and prosperity, and the assimilation of East with West.
The conjunction of the Norns and Tyr moving from Jera to Eihwaz also heralded the wider movement of communism's fall in Eastern Europe during 1989. Pressure in the social order had been building for decades (Jera). Then, upon the joint Tyr/Norns entry into Eihwaz, external barriers dissolved, and the inherent civility of the peoples involved allow them to create new countries in bloodless revolutions.
We see the roles of Norns/Neptune and Tyr/Saturn in 20th century European history. But Greco-Roman astrology would be hard-pressed to explain their pivotal position. Jera overlaps the end of Sagittarius and the beginning of Capricorn. Eihwaz is in the middle of Capricorn. Capricorn, of all Greco-Roman signs, represents the power of governmental authority. Saturn is at his greatest strength in Capricorn. Its position should have indicated an entrenchment of state power. But Eihwaz reflected the reality. As the Norns and Tyr moved into the rune of dissolution, the oppressive control of government collapsed. The Norse perspective was the better perspective.
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Franz Josef Stern has studied Greco-Roman astrology for over 30 years, and the Norse mythos for over 15 years. He offers Norse astrology for individuals seeking psychological and spiritual knowledge from a Northern European perspective. Through Alt Horoscopes, LLC, Franz Josef Stern offers alternatives for those dissatisfied with conventional astrological disciplines.
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