Coral Castle

This is an article I wrote for Environmental Graffiti, it had some serious controversy surrounding it, for some time. I wrote an article in response to this but they wouldn't publish it, so I will add it also. The link is the pubished article, make sure you read the comments, they are a hoot! The article after is how it was written before editing.

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/mysterious-coral-castle/3159





Coral Castle

Coral Castle, located in Homestead Florida, is the unbelievable evidence of one man’s quest for acceptance by a woman, or possibly his obsession with her. Edward Leedskalnin, born in Latvia, was engaged to be married to 16 year old Agnes Scuvtts, and by all accounts was deeply in love with his "Sweet Sixteen," though 10 years her senior. On their wedding day Agnes rejected her husband to be, saying he was too old and too poor. Heartbroken, Edward traveled the globe aimlessly for a time, finally settling in Florida City, Florida. Purchasing a tract of land he discovered the foundation of this property to be limestone, and an idea was born. Edward decided he must impress his love enough to return to him and thus began his bizarre odyssey.

Having only a fourth grade education, Edward possessed a unique understanding of the laws of weight and leverage, by that, building a castle of immense proportions, singlehandedly. For twenty-eight years he quarried, cut, shaped, transported, and constructed the entire structure, with only primitive tools he fashioned from junk yard auto parts and cast away lumber. This feat would have been amazing by today’s standards with a crew and modern equipment, but by the hand of one 5 ft, 100lb man, it defies explanation.

The speculation about such an extreme showing of love will unfortunately, stay just that, Edward never allowed anyone to witness the building of Coral Castle. A suspicious and private man, he worked at night by lantern, behind large walls he constructed. Reports from neighbors claim he levitated the blocks, some weighing 30 tons, twice the weight of the largest blocks in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Teenagers living in the area claimed they saw him one night, "singing to the massive stone, and it moved like it was a hydrogen balloon, easily settling into place." By his own account, Edward claimed, "I have discovered the secrets of the pyramids, and have found out how the Egyptians and the ancient builders of Peru, Yucatan, and Asia, with only primitive tools, raised and set in place blocks of stone weighing many tons."

Coral Castle was moved to Homestead, Florida in 1936 by Edward, again on his own. Some claims state the castle was moved because a new housing development was going to be put in next door. According to other theories, Edward moved the castle because he had made a mathematical error in the position of the structure, and was not able to harness enough magnetic energy in the original site to complete the structure. These theorists believe he was successful in decoding the Earth’s magnetic energies, and thus was able to magnetize the stone making it possible for a lone person to lift and move tons of weight with only a tripod and pulleys.

Edward believed, "all matter consists of individual magnets, and it is the movement of these magnets within material and through space that produce measurable phenomena, magnetism, and electricity, and these concepts involve the relationship of the Earth to celestial alignments." He claimed to see beads of light which he believed to be the physical presence of natures magnetism and life force, what we today term as "chi."(1) Tourists to the area report, "energy sensitive people walking through the archway of the 9-ton gate are stricken with headaches," thought to be built directly over the vortex.

Which theory is true, remains a question for all who see Coral Castle whom, upon entering must draw their own conclusions. However, the importance of such a feat, is non the less awe inspiring. Whether for love, an obsession or because he was an intuitive, possessing mystical power, or a genius before his time, we must be forever grateful for this new wonder of the world.