King David (1040 BC – 970 BC)

It’s a question that occurs to any historian worth his salt: does one myth deserve another? Like King Arthur, David the Shepherding unifier of Israel is celebrated by modern (and ancient) Jews as the ancestor who made Jerusalem the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. When Jesus (born in the town of Bethlehem, David’s birthplace), came on the scene in early 1st Century Judea, he was celebrated as the second coming of their liberator. They expected a Priestly King who would remove the scourge of Roman occupation. But, the question remains: did David really exist?

When you reads David’s story, it seems that he led a charmed life. So, to see if he can be placed in time, I have raised his birth chart for our Gregorian equivalent of the Shavuot. He was said to have died on the same date 70 years later.

I randomized the timing, just to see what came up. So, take everything with a pinch of salt, please. Jupiter @ 3° Aquarius, and Saturn @ 11° Aquarius could be the proof of his defeat of Goliath as a young man, followed by his becoming King. The Jupiter/Saturn (wide) conjunction is an echo of the “Star of Bethlehem” which heralded Jesus’ birth in 6 BC. Jupiter is inconjunct Mars, Saturn is inconjunct Neptune. Together, they suggest a legendary status to his life. Jupiter and Saturn are in opposition to the (accidental) Leo Ascendant. Hmm.

The only other inconjunct connects Uranus and Pluto. Hmm, again. And because his South Node is conjunct the Midheaven, there’s a good chance that one of his past lives is connected to a leadership position (like Moses, perhaps).

Just for fun(!) I am comparing the birth and death charts of David with Jesus’ birth chart. Does anything obvious stand out for you? Jesus’ South Node is conjunct David’s Pluto in Libra. Hmm, again.

Even David’s fatal North Node is (almost exactly) conjunct his natal Jupiter, and about 3° from Jesus’ natal Mercury. And their natal Moons are in the same sign of Libra, within 4° of each other. Is it enough to prove reincarnation? Maybe. But the more relevant question is: are they both made-up stories?

Hmm.