Epstein died 6 years ago. How messed up was this guy, really?

By Sue Kientz

Six years ago on August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in his federal jail cell in New York City, an apparent suicide.(1) Since then, questions have swirled about the circumstances of his death, as in, was he assisted in committing suicide, or was he murdered? Why wasn’t he at least closely monitored to prevent his death? Now these questions surrounding Epstein’s death, his life, and his crimes have grown exponentially in the last six weeks, driven by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s surprise announcement that there was no “Epstein client list” as was widely believed.(2)

While demand continues for more details of the Epstein case, behind all the questions is the desire to know who Jeffrey Epstein really was. How could this man have raped what is reported to be literally “thousands” of girls and women, many underage, and yet have escaped serious repercussions from the mid-1990s until 2019, when he was finally arrested and refused bail? What kind of maniac or monster was loose, coddled, protected, and facilitated for that long? Such a question might seem impossible to answer, but there is a way to tunnel into Epstein’s personality and actions if one uses astrology, especially now that new planets out past Pluto have been discovered, many of which delineate extremes of behavior that such an apparent degenerate displays. By using Epstein’s birth date, one gets to look deep into his psyche and reveal his secrets symbolically, and then by tracking those same celestial bodies to the moments of his most erratic and disgusting actions, one can see just how abominable this person’s actions were.

Jeffrey Epstein was born on January 20, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York.(3) At the time of his birth, the Sun (29 Capricorn) was conjunct (or in close proximity to) Mercury (21 Capricorn), and that pair were arranged in a grand cross(4) consisting of two squares (90-degree, representing serious handicap or frustration) to Neptune (23 Libra) and Saturn (27 Libra) on one side (extreme ambition, uncompromising nature – Saturn – that is undercut by fantasizing, possible drug use, and/or desire to enjoy an ideal or dreamlike existence or state – Neptune), and another square with dwarf planet Sedna (23 Aries) on the other side. Sedna all by itself is like a Saturn-Neptune pairing, but this glacially slow, distant body that orbits the Sun in 11,400 years, creates an exponentially stronger desire for a fantasized reality that is near impossible to realize much less maintain, and this can lead to suffering and hopelessness.(5) The tension in these three equidistant arms is funneled into the fourth part of the cross, the opposition to dwarf planet Makemake (24 Cancer) that represents how one might act out this tension in relationships. Makemake under such a negative barrage comes up with shocking, unworkable plans and abnormal demands. This depicts what has been reported of the deranged and pathological details of Epstein’s sexual escapades, which were aided and abetted by convicted sexual child abuser Ghislaine Maxwell who not only provided the many underage girls but physically assisted in perverted encounters Epstein sought out and participated in on a daily basis.(6)

There are plenty of people born with grand crosses of similarly difficult magnitude, and their lives are anything but corrupt or even terribly unhappy. That is because many people use the tension of squares and oppositions to work on worthy goals, devoting themselves to a challenging occupation or pushing themselves to achieve something good, not just for their own sake but for family, friends, community, or even greater good. But Epstein’s choices led him on a darker, more sinister direction, again uncannily represented by planet positions in relation to his birth’s celestial scheme.

By 1994, Jeffrey Epstein had amassed a reputation for investment brilliance as Uranus and Neptune both clustered around his Sun/Mercury conjunction. Uranus contributed to the “genius” his friends and colleagues bought into, but Neptune successfully hid his real driving force. These faulty perceptions granted him great power over others, symbolized by dwarf planet Haumea in Virgo, trine (120 degrees) his Mercury, then Sun, over several years. Haumea enables one to transform (or destroy) their reality, whether it’s one’s environment, property, business, or the people around them. Heiress Maxwell had the contacts and financial resources to begin making Epstein’s most dear and, sadly, heinous dreams come true, and thus his escalating criminal deviancy hearkens from this time.

Epstein’s dominance was never going to last, just as planets do not stay in one place but keep moving, from supportive trine figures to exacting squares. At his final arrest in July 2019, Pluto, harbinger of control, manipulation, and unbridled power, had reached his Mercury at 21 Capricorn. He was caught and denied bail. Worse, Haumea at 24 Libra was now square his Sun/Mercury. It was his time to suffer a great change, to be tried and sentenced, then incarcerated if found guilty. Or he could effect the change himself, by suicide, his cowardly exit of choice.

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Notes and References

1. Katersky, A., L. Barr, and E. Shapiro, “Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide: New details revealed,” ABCNews.go.com, 27 June 2023, 7:38 a.m. ET, https://abcnews.go.com/US/jeffrey-epsteins-suicide-new-details-revealed/story?id=100405667
2. Tucker, E., and A. D. Richer (AP), “Epstein client list doesn’t exist, DOJ says, walking back theory Bondi promoted,” PBS News, 7 July 2025, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/epstein-client-list-doesnt-exist-doj-says-walking-back-theory-bondi-promoted
3. Jeffrey Epstein, 20 January 1953, Brooklyn, NY, 3:15 a.m. ET (speculative), Astrodienst, https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Epstein,_Jeffrey
4. Grand cross: When four planets or clusters of planets lie roughly 90 degrees equidistant from each other in a “cross,” indicative of a life of great stress, challenge, or terrible life choices.
5. Kientz, S., “Treasure from the Depths,” the Sedna chapter from More Plutos that appeared in The Mountain Astrologer, Feb./March 2015 issue, pp 63-70; https://moreplutos.com/articles/Sedna-SueKientz_MtAstrol-Feb-Mar2015.pdf
6. Baltz, Holly. “Jeffrey Epstein timeline: How the Florida case led to 15 more years of sex abuse,” The Palm Beach Post, 8 July 2025, 4:37 p.m. ET, https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2025/07/08/jeffrey-epstein-timeline-florida-case-led-to-15-years-of-sex-abuse/84510353007/
7. Kientz, Sue, “Pluto and Haumea: Having Power, and Using that Power,” 30 June 2015, NCGR eNews, Issue 215, https://moreplutos.com/articles/Pluto&Haumea-for-NCGR-News-WebVersion.pdf
8. Winter, T., J. Dienst, and P. McCausland, “Jeffrey Epstein is dead by apparent suicide in federal jail, Justice Department investigating,” NBC News, 10 August 2019, 1:17 p.m. ET, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-found-dead-nyc-jail-n1041081 – reports body discovered 6:30 a.m. ET

For keywords and example personalities of the new dwarf planets, see “Dwarf Planet Basics,” 6 November 2024, ANS, https://astrologynewsservice.com/articles/dwarf-planet-basics/ For more details about the angles or relationships between planets, see Lynne Hyde’s “Astrology Basics,” 12 November 2024, ANS, https://astrologynewsservice.com/articles/astrology-basics/