Edward Leedskalnin created dozens of rocking chairs and placed them all over Coral Castle. The tour
guides point to an interesting change: the rocking chairs at Coral
Castle are no longer rocking. They are fixed to the ground and have been made
immovable. After Ed's death, the new management decided to eliminate the
rocking movement, because most of the rocking chairs weigh at least a 1000
pounds, and people could get grievously hurt.
Back in the
day when Ed was giving his tour, visitors remember that the Florida Table was
the most interesting part. When he got near the Florida Table, he would run
around the rocking chairs, nudging them softly as though he was playing
"Duck, Duck, Goose". To visitors' surprise, all the rocking chairs
would rock violently around the Florida Table, with the slightest touch of Ed.
Is this just a playful act of Ed, or did he use the rocking chairs for
something important?
In
Coral Castle, there are many rocking chairs in various sizes and shapes. If Ed
created the castle for specific reasons, what could possibly be the use of
these rocking chairs? For most visitors, these rocking chairs show Ed’s
childish mentality, but there is a reason why Ed created them and placed them
all over the castle. To learn the secret, read Coral Castle: Everything You Know Is Wrong.
