- "I have discovered the secrets of the pyramids, and
have found out how the Egyptians and the ancient builders in Peru,
Yucatan, and Asia, with only primitive tools, raised and set in place
blocks of stone weighing many tons!" So declared Edward Leedskalnin, a
Latvian eccentric, who concocted a method of single-handedly erecting
massive quarried stone resulting in the enigma that is Coral
Castle.
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- Often equated with the engineering feats of
Stonehenge, and the Great Pyramid of Egypt, Coral Castle is set on a
ten-acre tract of land just south of Miami, Florida. Originally
located in the tiny town of Florida City in the l920's, the site was
later moved to it's current location. Ed is said to have built the
Castle for his "Sweet Sixteen," a woman from his native Latvia, who
had promised to marry him, and then changed her mind at the last
minute.
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- A feast of coral imagery, the site lies behind
massive 8' high coral rock walls, protecting it from the sprawling,
suburban city of Homestead. The coral walls fit together with amazing
accuracy, even though they were constructed without cement. These
technical accomplishments have astounded, and surprised, engineers and
scientists.
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- A small statured man barely weighing one hundred
pounds, Ed quarried one piece of coral from the earth weighing over
twenty-eight tons and then erected it himself! His accomplishments
include a rocking chair weighing thousands of pounds, which can be
rocked with a finger, and an underground structure reached by climbing
down a one-piece spiral stone staircase to a subterranean
refrigerator. A five thousand pound heart-shaped coral rock table,
with a red blooming ixora growing from its center, is believed to be
the world's largest valentine, according to Ripley's.
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- Ed liked to read and would sit in a group of stone
chairs which caught the morning, afternoon and evening light as the
sun traveled over the horizon. There's a table fashioned from solid
rock in the image of the State of Florida, complete with a water basin
at the position of Lake Okeechobee where Ed reckoned the governor and
representatives could sit and figure out how to raise taxes.
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- Much of the site is calibrated to celestial
alignments, including an ingenious thirty ton telescope, towering
twenty five feet above the complex, perfectly aligned to the North
Star. A working sundial, calibrated to noon of the Winter and Summer
Solstice, is so accurate it tells time within two minutes!
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- An area known as the "moon pond," comprised of three
18-ton pieces of coral, represents the first quarter, last quarter,
and the full moon. Nearby stand Mars (which Ed believed sustained
life), and a ringed Saturn - each the size of an automobile. An
obelisk taller then the great monolith at Stonehenge, stretches 40'
toward the sky, weighing 57,000 pounds! A series of concentric coral
circles is said to represent the solar system.
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- "Energy sensitive" people will sometimes report
headaches while standing inside the archway of the nine-ton swinging
gate, thought to be over a vortex.
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- The original site remained in Florida City until the
mid l930's, at which time the story goes, someone planned to build a
sub-division nearby. A fanatic for privacy, Ed packed up his entire
quarry and moved to the present location in Homestead. No one ever saw
him load or unload the massive tonnage from a friend's truck that was
enlisted to transport the gigantic stones. The relocation progressed
easily and the entire complex was re-erected at its new
location.
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- In total, Ed quarried over eleven hundred TONS of
coral rock for his Castle, using tools fashioned from wrecking-yard
junk, never revealing how he managed to rise, and position, the
massive coral blocks that make up the compound. An air of mystery
surrounded his two story monolith, known as the tower, which housed
his workshop and living quarters which no one was permitted to enter.
He was secretive, and almost always worked at night, no one ever saw
him.
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- Ed seemed to have a sixth sense, with which he could
detect when he was being watched, often the hallmark of an intuitive,
or dowser. Ed stated, "if I concentrate on somebody's back (while that
person doesn't know it) they're liable to get restless, and look
around! I've noticed, I can chase the mosquitos away with this
concentrated look."
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- Ed disputed contempory science and believed all
matter consisted of magnets which could produce measurable phenomena,
and electricity. Ed would say he had "re-discovered the laws of
weight, measurement, and leverage" and that these concepts "involved
the relationship of the Earth to celestial alignments." He claimed to
see beads of light which he believed to be the physical presence of
nature's magnetism and life force, or what we term today, chi.
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- An air of secrecy pervaded the Castle. At one time
Ed erected a massive grid of copper wire poised above his quarried
stones. Another time one of Ed's neighbors found him singing to the
stones, with his hands placed on their surface as if he were somehow
making them lighter. A group of youths claim they saw him float coral
blocks through the air "like hydrogen balloons!"
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- Ed's notebooks are laden with schematics for
magnetism, and electrical experiments. Although he possessed only a
fourth-grade education, it seems he had discovered a means to reduce
the gravitational pull of the earth. He wrote a series of pamphlets
which included his theories on magnetism and cosmic force.
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- Researchers have speculated that Ed learned the
secret of levitation, and one theory in particular caught the
imagination of many. The planetary grid hypothesis postulates that the
earth is covered by an invisible web of energy, which is concentrated
at points of telluric power, the convergence of which create unusal
phenomena.
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- These telluric grid dynamics played a vital role in
the construction of the Castle, according to author Ray Stoner. In his
book "The Enigma of Coral Castle," Stoner speculates that the complex
was originally moved from Florida City to Homestead, not because of
privacy issues (as most historians suggest), but because Ed realized
he had made a mathematical error in his original positioning, and
moved the entire structure to take advantage of an area with greater
telluric force.
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- According to author B.J.Cathie, an authority on grid
dynamics, "there exists an all-encompassing global grid with direct
harmonic relationship to the speed of light, gravity, magnetics and
earth mass. All major changes of the physical state are brought about
by harmonic interactions of these manifestations. The controlled
manipulation of these forces would make it possible to instantaneously
move mass from one point to another in space/time."
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- Cathie states, "measurements from Coral Castle yield
harmonics related to Light and Gravity. The distance between Coral
Castle, and Grid Pole A (in the north), dispel any doubt about the
site being an ideal position to allow Ed Leedskalnin to erect the huge
blocks of coral with relative ease. Measurements indicate the
harmonics necessary for the manipulation of anti-gravity."
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- Researcher and author, Richard LeFors Clark concurs,
and believes the earth grid is made up of a network of "20 magnetic
reversal points" along which can be found specific sites of anomaly,
known as Diamagnetic Vortex Points.
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- In his work "Diamagnetic Gravity Vortexes," found in
the book Anti-Gravity and The World Grid, edited by David Hatcher
Childress, Clark postulates that the area of South Florida at Coral
Castle (considered part of the Bermuda Triangle) "is a powerful
diamagnetic levitator." "Leedskalnin demonstrated magnetism, and the
mechanism of levitation, by applying the natural Earth Grid principles
of diamagnetism. Leedskalnin could levitate huge pieces of coral by
using the center of mass for the needed slight, uplift, launching
pressure."
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- Equating this technique to the same process used in
"party levitation," Clark believes that Coral Castle could no longer
be build where it is today, as the Grid point has shifted to the area
inside Homestead Air Force Base, a few miles away.
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- Ed Leedskalnin showed every indication of being a
natural geomancer - one who senses the unique telluric forces of the
earth. He was highly intuitive, and knew how to observe nature for
signs of anomaly. This ultimately led him to the discovery of vortex
energy, and the ability to harness the natural elements of
magnetism.
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- He understood the critical nature of identifying the
most energetic location to erect his massive Castle, and seemed to
have known the secrets of anti-gravity, and its relation to cosmic
events. Ed proceeded to develop a means of leverage power generated
from the geo-magnetic grid, and produced a system to generate
anti-gravity waves. Ed Leedskalnin knew exactly what he was doing when
he created his fantastic Castle.
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- In 1951 Ed took his secrets to the grave, the
mystery of Coral Castle was never revealed.
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- Inspired by his visit to the complex, rock singer
Billy Idol wrote and recorded, "Sweet Sixteen," in honor of Ed's
achievement. Originally named "Rock Gate Park" the complex now known
as Coral Castle is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Coral Castle is open to the public and may be contacted at (305)
248-6344, or by writing to Coral Castle, 28655 South Dixie Hwy.,
Homestead, FL 33030.
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