Sayfullo Saipov, the New York truck attacker, was born on February 8 1988 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, a mainly Muslim country, though strictly controlled to suppress extremists. Evidently he was enchanted with the religious freedom offered by the USA, after he arrived in 2010.

He’s a Sun Aquarius square Pluto, so stubborn, controlled and controlling; with an excitable Uranus Saturn in Sagittarius widely conjunct a crusading Mars in Sagittarius. That trio of planets is square Venus North Node in Pisces, and trine Jupiter in pro-active Aries. So volatile and very much on edge; with Pluto making him secretive.

His Uranus Saturn are exactly conjunct the New York Mars Venus in Sagittarius; and his Neptune opposes the USA Sun Jupiter in Cancer; his Jupiter squares the USA Mercury opposition Pluto. His relationship charts with both NY and the USA are highly stressed. With NY there’s a composite Pluto trine Mars, opposition the North Node; with an ego-clash composite Mars square Neptune (only one side can win). It’s worse with the USA chart – an explosive, virulent hostility composite Mars opposition Uranus square Pluto (Moon), with the composite Mars in an aggravated and paranoid sextile to Saturn Neptune.  Astrology might be a better way to sift out potential terrorists who hate the country they’ve been offered sanctuary in.

Gavin Williamson, former chief whip and holder of the black book of MP misdemeanours, confidante of Theresa May and proud owner of a pet tarantula, has been shoehorned into the top Defence job, with zero experience, to much dismay amongst the military and top Tories. Known as the ‘baby-faced assassin’ he’s seen as an ambitious careerist with his eye on the main chance, possibly even the top job in years to come.

Born 25 June 1976, he’s a Sun Venus in Cancer square Pluto – charmingly persuasive and controlling; with an autocratic Saturn square Uranus (doesn’t practice what he preaches); an opportunistic Mars in Leo square Jupiter in Taurus (echoing TMay’s Mars opposition Jupiter); and a slippery, evasive Mercury in Gemini opposition Neptune.

He’ll have mis-steps, setbacks, jolts, jangles and muddles along the way of the next two years; but significantly tr Pluto trine his Jupiter in 2018/2019 will give him a real boost, with confidence and a few successes to purr over. Then his Solar Arc Jupiter will conjunct his Sun, late 2020/2021 which would position him nicely come the next election – if it waits till then.

Dustin Hoffman is also on the receiving end of allegations of sexually harassing an intern on a movie 30 years ago. He has apologised.

Born 8 August 1937 5.07pm Los Angeles, he has a Leo Sun on the cusp of the 8^th square Uranus; with an Earth Grand Trine of Jupiter in Capricorn on his Ascendant trine Uranus in Taurus trine Moon Neptune Mercury in Virgo. So again Earthy and Fixed. He does have an intense Pluto in his 7^th house of relationships, so he will come across powerfully. His Pluto is trine Mars in Sagittarius trine Saturn in early Aries, which is marginally similar to Kevin Spacey – it gives him grit, courage, endurance, but also a good deal of internal frustration and angst, as well as a lack of sensitivity to others’ feelings.

Tr Uranus is square his Solar Arc MC now which does hint at a jolt in his career; and tr Pluto is about to conjunct his Ascendant which often accompanies a period of soul-searching and will impact on his image. Though tr Pluto then moves on to conjunct his Jupiter, which will put him into confidence overdrive. At 80 he’s hardly likely to suffer career-wise and with tr Jupiter moving through his 10^th for a year he probably won’t be badly affected.

I met him years back and he homed in on me as the only woman present, which felt more complimentary than predatory. He certainly told a highly sexualised joke which I thought very funny. Admittedly I wasn’t 17, when it might have been scarier, though for what it was I doubt it. Some of the more minor allegations flying around do tend to pull attention away from the egregiously damaging ones.

Michael Fallon, the UK defence Secretary has resigned after allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour in the past. He has served as a Cabinet Minister in four governments. Born 14 May 1952 he is a Sun Taurus square Pluto and square an Aquarius Node, so determined, controlling/controlled, ego-centric with a focal point Sun; with Jupiter Venus also in indulgent Taurus in a not-entirely-sensitive opposition to Mars in unrelenting Scorpio. Plus a Capricorn Moon.

A very earthy and fixed chart. Taurus is tactile, often in a non-sexualised way, but does like physical contact and can be relentless in pursuit of its own pleasure.

Tr Uranus is square his Solar Arc Sun at the moment and may be around the aspect to his Capricorn Moon as well.

It’s a blow for an already fragile Theresa May government, with the possibility of more reputations and careers to tumble in coming days. She looks setback on her kitten heels through this month with tr Saturn conjunct her Sun/Mars midpoint and in a confused tailspin from early December with tr Pluto square her Sun/Neptune midpoint – with worse to follow in 2018. This unexpected scandal and distraction may well be connected to her Solar Arc Uranus conjunct her Libra Sun sometime soon.

Bill Clinton isn’t in the greatest phase of his marriage. He and the Mrs have been looking out of sorts earlier this year with tr Uranus opposing their composite Venus repeating through April and December 2018 and January 2019. Plus tr Saturn is square the composite Sun Mars this December, which will be irritable and chilly. If both birth times are accurate then 2018/19 will be strained also with tr Pluto square the composite Moon. Their respective Sun/Moon midpoints (the marriage significator) have been getting pounded in recent years by the tr Pluto square tr Uranus; and there’s one last assault on that midpoint in 2019 from tr Saturn in hard aspect. Though they are fairly lashed together and have survived through these sorts of times before.

Exactly now he has his Solar Arc Venus opposition his Uranus, which won’t contribute to snug togetherness. His next three years is a mix of undermining Neptune transits plus some confidently upbeat Pluto to Jupiter, or to Jupiter midpoints. In many ways he looks in better shape morale-wise than Hillary. Though tr Neptune is moving through his 6^th which will lower his energy. Tr Saturn will square his Mars Neptune in 2018 and his Venus Jupiter in 2019, which will be downbeat at times. And tr Uranus is square his Saturn from mid 2018 for a year will give him a few jolts.

The deadliest terror attack in New York since 9/11, occurred yesterday at 3.05pm when a truck drove down a cycle path in Lower Manhattan, killing eight and injuring 11. The driver Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek immigrant, reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, and a note was found inside the truck referring to the Islamic State militant group (IS).According to reports he was born February 1988. He was shot by police, injured and is now in custody.

The attack chart has a 13 Sagittarius midheaven, which is almost exactly the degree of the Saturn in Gemini opposition Pluto in Sagittarius of 9/11. Yesterday for this atrocity, Saturn in self-righteous Sagittarius was in the 10^th in a Fire Grand Trine (giving unshakeable self-belief)  to North Node trine Uranus, focussed onto an 8^th house Venus – emotionally driven to a shocking result. With Sun Jupiter also in the secretive 8^th, and Mars on the cusp. The Moon was square Saturn for loss; and Pluto was conjunct the relationship Sun/Moon midpoint which is often heavily aspected in disasters. Mars was square the Saturn/Pluto midpoint which points to a violent, ruthless malcontent and Pluto was opposition the Mars/Uranus also violent, destructive and forceful.  Now that I look tr Mars is moving to square Pluto, exactly on November 19th; and it often happens that, even when out of orb, this especially brutal aspect makes itself felt.

The New York City Inc chart, 1 January 1898 12am, has tr Uranus conjunct the Moon now for a shocking emotional upset and square the Capricorn North Node.

The driver, Sayfullo Saipov was born in Uzbekistan in February 1988, which is just on the cusp of Saturn Uranus in Sagittarius moving to join Neptune in Capricorn, with Mars also in late Sagittarius. The triple conjunction generation are very highly-strung and rebellious; add Mars into the mix and it becomes angry and explosive. He also had Jupiter in Aries trine the late Sagittarius/early Capricorn planets, so not short of confidence and fairly pro-active.

The New York Inc chart has Mars Venus in final degree Sagittarius and a Capricorn Sun – so it would spark off his volatile Mars Saturn Uranus.

Hillary Clinton’s misdemeanours are being brandished in a distraction attack to deflect attention from the Mueller investigation into the Trump campaign’s possible collusion with Russia.

She’s hardly on a par, not being president, but she may still be damaged. Solar Arc Saturn is within weeks of being in a setback/discouraging conjunction to her Scorpio Sun; and even tr Jupiter moving across her Sun, Venus, Mercury may not be enough to balance out the negatives. She’ll get a jolt as tr Saturn opposes her (8^th house) Uranus from 6 to 15th of this month. Then tr Uranus moves to oppose her Solar Arc Mars in Dec/Jan 2018, which is insecure and unstable with likely reckless reactions. In January 2019 tr Pluto opposes her Mars/Uranus midpoint which could bring violent attacks, is a real test of nerves, and could have health implications. That runs on and off till late 2019.

Tr Uranus then moves on in Feb 2018 to oppose her Solar Arc Pluto for another upheaval, at the same time as tr Pluto picks up a two year stay in square to her Sun/Neptune which is scandal-prone, brings great confusion and suffering.

So despite any glee she may feel as the net tightens round the Trump campaign, her path ahead is a minefield for one reason or another.

‘Remember, remember the fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot.’ The annual bonfires and burning of a scarecrow-effigy have been turned nowadays into a fun barbecue. But the 17^th century plot was deadly serious, part of the virulent war between Protestants and Roman Catholics.

‘Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ’twas his intent

To blow up the King and the Parliament

Three score barrels of powder below

Poor old England to overthrow

By God’s providence he was catched

With a dark lantern and burning match.’

Fawkes, born 13 April 1570 JC York, England, was a defiant Catholic, part of a plot to assassinate the Protestant King James 1 (James V1 of Scotland) and restore the monarchy to a Catholic, the 9 year old Princess Elizabeth. He had already fought on the continent for Catholic Spain against the Protestant Dutch. He was guarding a store of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords when he was discovered, interrogated, tortured and executed.

He had a Taurus Sun on one leg of an Earth Grand Trine to Uranus in Capricorn and North Node in Virgo and an Air Grand Trine of Saturn in Libra trine Jupiter in Aquarius trine Neptune in Gemini – undoubtedly talented and capable. He also had a flamboyant Mars in Leo trine Venus (Mercury) in Aries giving him passionate enthusiasm for his cause.

His Mars was square Saturn/Uranus and his Pluto opposed Mars/Saturn – both of which indicate violence; and his Uranus was conjunct his Saturn/Pluto midpoint, making him unafraid of danger.

When the conspiracy was uncovered in 1605 there was a rebellious and shocking Uranus opposition Sun in place; a fight-against-authority Jupiter square Pluto; an ‘adventurous’ and lucky Jupiter trine Uranus; and Saturn was quincunx Uranus as the status quo was defended.

The England 11 May 973 chart was also being heavily rattled by tr Uranus conjunct the England Sun Mars in Taurus and square Pluto; with tr Pluto opposition the England Neptune bringing a sense of panicky confusion.

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Fats Domino, who one of the biggest stars of rock and roll in the 1950s and one of the first R&B artists to gain popularity with white audiences, has died. He was born 26 February 1928 in New Orleans where he stayed till he died. He appears to have been a humble, unassuming man which is perhaps why he gained less attention than he should but even Elvis Presley said he stood in awe of him and he was hugely influential on the Beatles amongst others.

He had a Sun Mercury in musical Pisces with his Mercury opposition musical Neptune; with an enthusiastic Venus in Aquarius conjunct Mars in late Capricorn and a lucky, inspirational Jupiter Uranus in Aries. It’s a chart that really needs a birth time to anchor it. Though the harmonics make sense of his talent with an exuberant 7H, usually strong amongst musicians; a determined 11H and a notable super-star 22nd harmonic. His 11H and 22H drew together Jupiter Pluto into a conjunction giving him the confidence and luck to make his mark.