Cyrus II (died December 4, 530 BC) and David Koresh (August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993)

They said that something was whacko in Waco, and in my estimation, David Koresh was that something. He saw himself as the reincarnation of King David (circa 1000 BC) and Cyrus the Great, a very strange mixture, to be sure, but one that makes sense if you wanted to portray yourself as the second coming of Christ. But does it stand up to astrological scrutiny?

Koresh’s birth chart was already on my astrology program. Cyrus the Great’s chart had been totally randomized by me, years ago, when the Evangelicals decided Trump was Cyrus II reborn.

When you look at Koresh’s three planets in Leo and compare them to Cyrus’ same ‘fatal’ planets in Sagittarius, you can see a pattern emerging. My incidental setting of Cyrus’ death Ascendant as conjunct Koresh’s Part of Fortune in Pisces may be a coincidence, but are there any coincidences, really?

Koresh’s Saturn is within 1° of Cyrus’ ‘fatal’ Mars, while Koresh’s natal Mars is opposite Cyrus’ ‘fatal’ Ascendant. And, finally, Koresh’s natal Jupiter (the earthly ruler) is conjunct Cyrus’ ‘fatal’ Part of Fortune.

Maybe David Koresh wasn’t wrong, after all?