Coral Castle - Magic, Mysteries, And Metaphysics

The Coral Castle created by Edward Leedskalnin is one of the most enigmatic structures of the modern world. Originally called Rock Gate Park, this 1100 ton structure was built by one man working alone without the use of any modern tools.

According to most researchers it took him 20 years of arduous labor to build. But was this structure really the result of hard work along with the knowledge of simple weight and balance techniques? For many reasons, the Coral Castle may be result of a forgotten metaphysical mystery.

Edward Leedskalnin, often referred to as Ed, was born in Latvia in 1887 and he died in Miami, Florida in the year 1951. He was 64 years old. How he died is actually well documented. He became ill in December of 1951. He put a sign on the door of his castle saying that he was going to the hospital. He apparently took a bus to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami and after three days of treatment Ed quietly died in his sleep. Although this may seem like a sad story, it actually gets worse.

Despite the fact that Ed died of stomach cancer, what was more disturbing was the sadness that he carried with him for decades on end. He apparently had fallen in love at the age of 26 with a Latvian girl by the name of Agnes. He was infatuated with her. She was 16 years old. He called her his Sweet 16.

Unfortunately for Ed, she had other ideas. The day before the wedding she decided that Ed was not the right person for her. Whether it was because of his very small build, short height, lack of funds, or lack of education, the love of his life decided that she would go her separate way. And Ed also decide that it was time to leave.

After traveling for some time, Ed took care of himself by working in the timber fields and on cattle drives which led him to Texas and inevitably to Florida City, Florida. To add to his existing sorrowful story, Ed contracted tuberculosis and actually should have died. But somehow the miraculous happened. Despite all of the emotional turmoil in the physical illness, Ed persevered and became one of the most unusual and amazing people that has ever existed in contemporary time.

Buying an acre of ground for only 12 dollars, Ed purchased his first stake in the land of opportunity. Ed believed that the United States was the land of opportunity, a place where a person could become famous. Utilizing the natural resources of the area, with what is called oolite or coral, he began to create very unusual structures on his property.

Some of his most simple but strange creations were a variety of chairs that were placed around his Rock Gate Park. Weighing anywhere from 1000 pounds to a couple tons, these chairs are carved right out of the bedrock coral, quarried by an unknown means and fashioned into domestically shaped objects including tables, chairs, and even an amazing fountain.

All of this coral furniture began to attract the curious that lived in the neighboring area. No one ever saw Ed at work, yet the structures he created still stand today in history. Take for instance the reading chairs. Ed named them Reading Chairs for a very good reason. At this time, Ed did not have any electric power.

What he would do is sit in one chair in the morning, and then another at noon and in the early afternoon so that he had the light of the sun to read. The chairs were obviously designed for someone his height and about 5 feet. The chairs came equipped with footstools and there was even a place on each side for a taller person to use as a foot rest. He moved and carved 1000s of pounds of coral just to be able to read.

Another very strange and amazing structure is the Florida table. Made of one solid piece of coral, this table is shaped exactly like and in direct proportion to the state of Florida. The table even contains a replica of Lake Okeechobee, Floridas largest lake, at exactly the right location. In the shape of a bowl, this lake could be used as a finger bowl, a bird bath, or for any other reason that required refreshments.

The most interesting part were the chairs that surrounded the table. Each of them were rocking chairs, so perfectly balanced so that a person could sit in these thousand pound chairs and easily rock back and forth. Ed had a neat trick that he would show guests. He would run around the table pushing the chairs into action and would have all of them rocking at the same time by the time he was done. Although Ed was reclusive, he made a special chair for the governor of Florida thinking that he and all of the senators and representatives of the state could come and sit around this table, rock in their chairs, and figure out ways to raise Floridian taxes.

So is the Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida, really a magic trick, an illusion of weight and balance, or is it truly one of the most remarkable labors of love ever created? It is my opinion that many of the objects located at the Coral Castle are not so much representative of a place that was meant for people to live, but the secret to how Ed was able to tap into what many call free energy.

I believe Ed Leedskalnin was like a magician that knows a secret that no one else does, and knows that he has the power to captivate and awe the audience as long secret is never revealed. I believe the Coral Castle is a secret in stone written for those that can decipher its clues.

Did Ed have the power to tap into some sort of free energy and utilize it in any way that he wanted? Could he actually levitate structures weighing in excess of 30 tons as if they were Styrofoam? We may never know how Ed Leedskalnin created the Coral Castle, but perhaps, as with the best magic tricks, its mystery should remain unknown.

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