Ahmad Khan Rahami is a suspected Islamic Extremist Terrorist. He is wanted has been arrested in connection with the bombing in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood on Saturday night, September 17, 2016. He is also suspected of involvement in the explosion earlier that day in Seaside Park, New Jersey.
Ahmad Khan Rahami Astrology
According to the FBI’s Most Wanted List, Ahmad Khan Rahami is a United States citizen of Afghan descent born on January 23, 1988, in Afghanistan.
With no city of birth supplied, I have used the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul. The chart below is rated X as the birth time is unknown. This means we cannot include interpretation of the Moon and other time-sensitive points like Ascendant and Midheaven.
The most obvious feature to stand out in the chart above is Venus square Mars. This brings intense love-hate feelings which can rapidly escalate to anger and temper tantrums. The intensity subsides just as quickly as it builds, once the pressure valve has been released. The lesson with Venus square Mars is to gain more self-control over these volatile passions.
Venus square Mars is very strong in his chart at under half a degree orb. But not everyone with this aspect is going to blow people up. Some striking details about his motivations come from looking to the fixed stars.
At 09 ♐ 35 the fixed star Antares has a powerful influence on his Mars, his motivating energy. Powerful not only because of the very tight orb but because of the nasty Mars nature of this star. The word Antares actually means Rival of Mars.
Fixed star Antares in the Heart of the Scorpion causes malevolence, destructiveness, evil presages and danger of fatality. With Mars specifically it:
brings brutality and the person is in a rage over many things. They are enraged over the philosophies of society, such as the court system, religious disciplines and the government. They are enraged over any limitations, those limiting structures in the home, work, the government, religions and the military. They do not feel any remorse or sorrow after hurting another being: they absolutely lack compassion. [1]
Ahmad Khan Rahami Transits
The horoscope for his transits is based on the exact time and coordinates from the 2016 Manhattan bombing Wikipedia page: September 17, 2016, 8:31:39 p.m. I won’t go into detail analyzing the bombing chart because I am most interested in what allegedly motivated Ahmad Khan Rahami.
One thing I would like to mention from the bombing chart is the Vertex Point conjunct fixed star Algorab at 13 ♎ 40. This star of terror was rising with Mercury when the first plane struck the Twin Towers just over 15 years ago.
I’m sure a lot of you would have noticed the big link between his chart and the current major planetary alignment. Saturn square Neptune lines right up with his Venus square Mars. So the transits for Ahmad Khan Rahami are:
- September 01 Solar eclipse square Mars, opposite Venus
- September 04 Saturn conjunct Mars transit
- September 16 Lunar Eclipse conjunct North Node
- September 17 Sun opposite North Node
- September 18 Mars square North Node
- September 18 Neptune conjunct Venus transit
The long-term trigger on his nasty Mars was the September 1 solar eclipse which itself highlighted the other long-term influence of Saturn square Neptune.
Saturn square Neptune can bring some scary experiences with the darker side of life. As I wrote earlier this year, it is responsible for an increase in “suicide bombings, assassinations and massacres.”
The effects of Saturn square Neptune on his Mars in particular would have exacerbated the influence of Mars on Antares, “enraged over any limitations” especially limiting structures relating to religion, government and the military.
The next trigger was the September 16 lunar eclipse conjunct his North Node. I gave that lunar eclipse the theme or warmonger because it was square Mars. This Mars transit seems to have been the short-term trigger for his actions.
Sun square Mars can lead to tests of character from your competitors or enemies. This transit can lead to a buildup of anger, resentment or sexual frustration. Channeling of this aggressive energy is required to reduce the risk of tantrums or violence.
Interesting to note that fixed star Markeb at 23 ♓ 43 conjunct the lunar eclipse and his North Node gives:
danger from fevers, cuts, blows, stabs and fire and a violent death. [2]
References
- The Fixed Star Health and Behavior Imbalance, Ted George and Barbara Parker, 1985, p.105-107.
- Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.174-175.