Roger Harrington

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬
This book is about the well-known Japanese Forest Aokigahara A.K.A "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭" or it is also known by various other names but one that is common in Japan in "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬"
Historically & in modern times this Japanese Forest has been/is associated with death, suicide.
In my opinion, at least in modern times I believe that Yurei, Onryo or Yokai are influencing & luring people that are depressed, suicidal, vulnerable spiritually to the forest, where they can never find their way out due to the unusually high level of magnetic activity that affects the use of a compass.
Aokigahara Forest is at the base of Mount Fuji, a volcano in Japan, so this would explain, the terrain of the forest, why it is difficult to traverse, it might also explain the lack of any wildlife, or sounds of wildlife, it has a otherworldly, deathly silence to it, which gives the forest a creepy, atmosphere, energy and vibe.
It is unnaturally silent, a place of the dead.
Historically the Japanese people, were unfortunately unable to afford to take care of their elderly relatives so they lead them out to Aokigahara Forest to fend for themselves, but they obviously sadly died there.
In modern times Aokigahara has gained a lot of controversial and negative attention due to a very disturbing event involving a Youtuber that went to Aokigahara Forest he disrespected, and made fun of a poor Japanese man that had committed suicide in the forest.
I will never understand why some people have absolutely no respect for the dead, especially for anyone that has committed suicide, it is absolutely disgusting.
People should be ashamed of themselves, what is wrong with people?
It was disrespectful to the man that had committed suicide, disrespectful to his family and disrespectful of Japan, Japanese people & their culture, beliefs.
It's sad to me that the concept Shinju (suicide pacts) exists in Japan but at the same time it is not the same as Seppuku (ritualistic suicide) of the Samurai, when they were caught by a rival Shogun, the enemy so they commit Seppuku to avoid being tortured and murdered by the enemy.
So historically Seppuku is a honourable ritualistic suicide & self-sacrifice to show respect and Shinju (suicide pacts) is considered to be impulsive, reckless type of suicide.
Japan is the only country that has a respectful view of suicide, self-sacrifice, ritualistic suicide and it's sad to me that Japanese people remove themselves from society, to go to Aokigahara Forest to commit suicide due to financial issues and loneliness.
Seppuku & Shinju are not the same though, Shinju is not a self-sacrifice type of accepted ritualistic suicide for the greater good in the same way that Seppuku is.
Seppuku is a dignified self-sacrifice/ritualistic suicide and Shinju is more impulsive, reckless and seems like attention seeking type of behaviour in my opinion for a minority of people that are lonely, suicidal but they don't want to die alone so that's why they make the suicide pact with a group of like-minded people.
I respect anyone's decision to live and die on their on terms, I think it takes a lot of courage to commit suicide, to sacrifice yourself on your terms.
I hate the fact that it is sometimes viewed as a cowardly, or selfish act when most people don't understand the pain, trauma, suffering the person was going through in their lives, they want relief from their pain, which is sad to me, but also understandable.
A lot more people should take that into consideration, and treat the person with respect, treat their choice to commit suicide with respect, even if you don't understand their reasons or motivation to commit suicide.
I have always believed that Aokigahara forest has a spiritual, paranormal, occult/witchcraft related otherworldly atmosphere, vibe and energy, so it's interesting that people have seen/heard spirits talking to them, the spirits lured them to the forest where they feel compelled to commit suicide and join the dead.
The story about the man seeing a Shinigami (death god) holding his wife's head was creepy to read. It makes sense why various people have seen Shinigami at the forest, since it is a place of the dead and associated with death, suicide, but due to my interest in true crime I would consider that maybe some of the people that committed suicide were actually potentially murdered and their death was made to look like suicide, since that is a possibility.
There was at least one story about a man that murdered a person and left them in the forest. I think the forest has a negative influence on people, whether you have suicidal or murderous intentions or not, a lot of people are lured to the forest and feel inexplicably compelled to commit suicide.
I believe that Yurei, Onryo, Yokai are luring people to the forest and, the spirits of the elderly people or of people that committed suicide are influencing & compelling people to commit suicide.
I think there is a portal, vortex there, and the combined energy of people have naturally died in the forest, people that committed suicide, or curious tourists that are interested in dark tourism, murderabilia contributes to the paranormal activity within the forest and adds to the allure, the mystery, the curiosity, obsession people have with Aokigahara forest in Japan.
For anyone that doesn't know murderabilia is associated with true crime, serial killers, items that are associated with both, owned by them, collectors buy/sell items associated with true crime & serial killers.
It is unusual, disturbing that any murderabilia collector would want to take any items that belong to a suicide victim, I think it is disgusting and disrespectful, it makes me feel sick hasn't the person suffered enough?
I genuinely believe that people have experienced something paranormal in Aokigahara forest, it has a eerie, creepy, otherworldly vibe, energy and atmosphere, the silence of the forest is comforting to a lot of people but it's also deathly quiet, like the quietness of a graveyard/cemetery.
There are various people that have encountered spirits, Shinigami Yokai (a demon) in the Aokigahara forest so it makes sense there would be Kaidan (recited ghost stories) of their encounters with the spirits, Shinigami and Yokai.
This book is interesting, informative, it was also creepy, sad and sometimes disturbing to read.
It is a place of the dead and it should be treated with respect.

In modern times Aokigahara has gained a lot of controversial and negative attention due to a very disturbing event involving a Youtuber that went to Aokigahara Forest he disrespected, and made fun of a poor Japanese man that had committed suicide in the forest.
I will never understand why some people have absolutely no respect for the dead, especially for anyone that has committed suicide, it is absolutely disgusting.
People should be ashamed of themselves, what is wrong with people?
It was disrespectful to the man that had committed suicide, disrespectful to his family and disrespectful of Japan, Japanese people & their culture, beliefs.
It's sad to me that the concept Shinju (suicide pacts) exists in Japan but at the same time it is not the same as Seppuku (ritualistic suicide) of the Samurai, when they were caught by a rival Shogun, the enemy so they commit Seppuku to avoid being tortured and murdered by the enemy.
So historically Seppuku is a honourable ritualistic suicide & self-sacrifice to show respect and Shinju (suicide pacts) is considered to be impulsive, reckless type of suicide.
Japan is the only country that has a respectful view of suicide, self-sacrifice, ritualistic suicide and it's sad to me that Japanese people remove themselves from society, to go to Aokigahara Forest to commit suicide due to financial issues and loneliness.
Seppuku & Shinju are not the same though, Shinju is not a self-sacrifice type of accepted ritualistic suicide for the greater good in the same way that Seppuku is.
Seppuku is a dignified self-sacrifice/ritualistic suicide and Shinju is more impulsive, reckless and seems like attention seeking type of behaviour in my opinion for a minority of people that are lonely, suicidal but they don't want to die alone so that's why they make the suicide pact with a group of like-minded people.
I respect anyone's decision to live and die on their on terms, I think it takes a lot of courage to commit suicide, to sacrifice yourself on your terms.
I hate the fact that it is sometimes viewed as a cowardly, or selfish act when most people don't understand the pain, trauma, suffering the person was going through in their lives, they want relief from their pain, which is sad to me, but also understandable.
A lot more people should take that into consideration, and treat the person with respect, treat their choice to commit suicide with respect, even if you don't understand their reasons or motivation to commit suicide.
I have always believed that Aokigahara forest has a spiritual, paranormal, occult/witchcraft related otherworldly atmosphere, vibe and energy, so it's interesting that people have seen/heard spirits talking to them, the spirits lured them to the forest where they feel compelled to commit suicide and join the dead.
The story about the man seeing a Shinigami (death god) holding his wife's head was creepy to read. It makes sense why various people have seen Shinigami at the forest, since it is a place of the dead and associated with death, suicide, but due to my interest in true crime I would consider that maybe some of the people that committed suicide were actually potentially murdered and their death was made to look like suicide, since that is a possibility.
There was at least one story about a man that murdered a person and left them in the forest. I think the forest has a negative influence on people, whether you have suicidal or murderous intentions or not, a lot of people are lured to the forest and feel inexplicably compelled to commit suicide.
I believe that Yurei, Onryo, Yokai are luring people to the forest and, the spirits of the elderly people or of people that committed suicide are influencing & compelling people to commit suicide.
I think there is a portal, vortex there, and the combined energy of people have naturally died in the forest, people that committed suicide, or curious tourists that are interested in dark tourism, murderabilia contributes to the paranormal activity within the forest and adds to the allure, the mystery, the curiosity, obsession people have with Aokigahara forest in Japan.
For anyone that doesn't know murderabilia is associated with true crime, serial killers, items that are associated with both, owned by them, collectors buy/sell items associated with true crime & serial killers.
It is unusual, disturbing that any murderabilia collector would want to take any items that belong to a suicide victim, I think it is disgusting and disrespectful, it makes me feel sick hasn't the person suffered enough?
I genuinely believe that people have experienced something paranormal in Aokigahara forest, it has a eerie, creepy, otherworldly vibe, energy and atmosphere, the silence of the forest is comforting to a lot of people but it's also deathly quiet, like the quietness of a graveyard/cemetery.
This book is interesting, informative, it was also creepy, sad and sometimes disturbing to read.
I'm not condoning/advising/encouraging anyone to go to Aokigahara forest in Japan for the purpose of committing suicide, but my book review is about this particular forest that is associated with death, suicide.
Death, suicide, suicide pacts is a sensitive topic that should be treated with respect. You should respect a person's choice to commit suicide.
To live and die on their terms, or their choice, reasons or motivations to commit suicide, I don't believe it is a cowardly, or selfish act to commit suicide, I've always believed that it takes a lot of courage to commit suicide, I respect anyone's choice to commit suicide on their own terms, but that is just my opinion.
I'm not trying to sensationalize Aokigahara forest or make it seem appealing to anyone that is depressed, anxious, mentally ill, vulnerable and sensitive to the energy, presence, influence of spirits, demons such as Yurei, Onryo, Yokai, Shinigami.
I'm not going to judge or shame anyone for wanting to live and die on their terms, or for their reasons, motivation for committing suicide either, but that is just my opinion.
It is a place of the dead and it should be treated with respect.… (más)