Reddit mentions of The Third King: a New Age Thriller

You took a good crack at it. I do have a tendency to make hasty decisions and can be impatient, for sure. The obese man symbolized my inflated ego, and the spaghetti he ate symbolized "lines of thought" I consumed quickly without really digesting. I was on a really heady intellectual trip at the time. The waitress is the opposite of my inflated ego. From her I learned that the best information can come from unexpected places. She's the form my dream sent to teach the lesson, because I needed to learn to really listen and know what real value is. So yeah, the waitress gave me an invitation to change and advance, as you say. I'd say you're pretty darn close to the meaning I ascribed to the dream. You don't have to be an interpreter to understand dreams ;)

The historical figure was Darius. In the dream that's the name I was given, but it wasn't said like modern Germanic pronunciation. I heard "dar-ROOS," the Persian pronunciation. It led me research Darius I, King of Kings and the builder of the first Empire. One of his descendants is Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who persecuted Israel in the worst ways after they rebelled against him. He's the main character in my novel that brings him back to life in modern day as a New Age Messiah. The story has more ambition than I was able to effectively convey -- too many story lines going at once for many readers to follow. However, some people got to the end and liked it. Thanks for taking an interest!