The fall of the Wall led to the collapse of Communist power, German reunification and the end of the Cold War.Communist East Germany erected the 155km (96-mile) concrete wall in 1961 to encircle West Berlin and prevent citizens from fleeing into the capitalist enclave. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed at the Wall while trying to escape. The transits on that day the wall came down, 9th November 1989, show what made it possible . Jupiter and Chiron conjunct the Ascendant opposing Saturn and Neptune on the Descendant and all make flowing aspects to Mars, Pluto, Mercury and the Sun. Uranus and Venus are also conjunct the descendant and sextile Mars and the mid-heaven. This combination suggests that free-flowing energy is enabling a succesful bid towards the sudden (Uranus) dissolution (Neptune) of restrictions (Saturn) that would lead to their valued (Venus) freedom (Jupiter). With determined effort (Scorpio planets) they were now in a position to look with optimism towards a better future for all (trine Jupiter/ascendant) the people of this nation (trine Moon/MC).
The Fall of the Berlin Wall by Lis Seddon 9th November 2009
Celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall are under way. They began with a service at the Gethsemane Church in the east of the city, a centre of protest in the months leading to the opening of the Wall. Later, world leaders will symbolically walk across the first East German border crossing.
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