Aokigahara and the compass thing — not a metaphor, there's a geological explanation that's weirder than the myth

Most people know Aokigahara as Japan's 'suicide forest' at the base of Fuji. But the reason it was historically considered a spirit realm — and the reason hikers genuinely get lost there at anomalous rates — is that compasses don't work reliably in the forest. This is documented. The geological expl……