A standard description of Coral Castle goes like this: Coral Castle is a love monument built by an eccentric man called Edward Leedskalnin. The Castle is a giant doll house built for Ed’s sweet sixteen and his imaginary children. Ed built stone models of household objects like couches; bathtub; cooker; etc to be used by his fictional family. He also created strange meaningless carvings like the moon fountain and obelisk to impress his lost love. Experts have shown that there is nothing mysterious about the castle or how it was constructed; just one man’s persistent work. In this book; you will see that all the above statements are false. The chapters ahead will prove beyond any dispute that: 1) Coral Castle was NOT built as a love monument. 2) The Castle is NOT a giant doll house built for Ed’s imaginary family. 3) There are NO meaningless objects in Coral Castle; each one has a specific meaning or purpose. 4) Opinions of experts and engineers are fundamentally flawed about Coral Castle. This book was not written to show how Coral Castle was built; but WHY Coral Castle was built. Why did Edward Leedskalnin; a 100 pound man with a 4th grade education; attempt to build the only modern megalithic mystery in the world? In addition to this; you will find answers to other burning questions like: a) What is the real meaning of objects like the Barbecue Cooker and Repentance Corner? b) Why did Ed move to the US from Latvia? c) What made Ed carve strange objects like the Stonehenge and Obelisk? d) Why did Ed carve planets and multiple moons side by side? e) Was Ed afflicted with Tuberculosis? f) Why did Ed choose to build Coral Castle in Southern Florida? g) What is the meaning of the drawing on the red door? h) Why did Ed place dozens of rocking chairs all over the Castle? By the end of this book; I hope you will have a very different view of Coral Castle and Edward Leedskalnin.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The book is so simplistic that it is factually inaccurate ...By Eben BronfmanThe book is so simplistic that it is factually inaccurate!!! Ms. Peters the author; either knows nothing about Hinduism and Eastern religions or spent an hour writing this book it is NOT worth buying or reading! If the author wants to contact me I will run through the list of errors and inaccuracies. It is not worth the price. Be forewarned!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Brief but informativeBy OllieThis book is a quick read but covers many aspects of Hinduism in theory and practice. It explains schools of thought such as Saivism and I was very interested by the various gods such as Brahman and Ganesh; and I like the explanations of the symbolism of each portrayal of the gods such as Ganesh and success/wealth. The section on ceremonies and festivals give a good practical description on events such as marriage and birth; and religious festivals including Diwali. I was particularly interested in the description of the Marabharata texts; finding out it is the longest poem ever written. The book has given me a solid understanding of the religion as a whole.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An apt introduction of Hindu religion for Western culturesBy sudhaA short and precise overview of Hinduism for Western religions and cultures and the one who doesn't have any idea about Hinduism.This book provides an introduction of the Hindu belief system; main gods and rituals; their holy books and a brief about their method of worship.
