Is anyone else absolutely bricking it about the autumn equinox this year?

Genuinely asking - am I being paranoid or does anyone else notice that paranormal activity genuinely spikes around the equinoxes? I'm not talking about dramatic UFO sightings or full-on poltergeist events. Just... things being a bit off. Strange dreams, electrical glitches, seeing things in peripheral vision, that kind of thing.

The spring equinox was mental for me - three separate occasions where I turned around swearing someone had spoken to me, full electrical failure across my entire flat for no obvious reason, and the most vivid nightmares I've had in years. September's approaching and I'm genuinely a bit nervous about it happening again.

My hypothesis is that the thinning veil thing is actually bollocks, but something about the astronomical alignment genuinely does affect electromagnetic activity, which then affects brain chemistry and electrical devices. Or I'm just going mad. Either way, does anyone have recommendations for grounding techniques or just... general strategies for making equinox season less unsettling?

You're definitely not the only one. Whether it's electromagnetic sensitivity, genuine veil thinning, or just seasonal affective nonsense, loads of people report upticks in paranormal weirdness around solstices and equinoxes. I'd recommend magnesium supplements and proper earthing - bare feet on grass for ten minutes a day. Genuinely helps with the sense of wrongness.

This is confirmation bias meets physics. The earth's axial tilt means nothing to ghosts or dimensions or whatever. You're probably just more aware of strange coincidences during equinoxes because you expect them, plus the changing daylight hours naturally affect mood and sleep. It's all perfectly explainable psychology.

My hypothesis is that the thinning veil thing is actually bollocks, but something about the astronomical alignment genuinely does affect electromagnetic activity

This is a solid hypothesis honestly. There IS documented variation in magnetospheric activity around equinoxes due to solar wind interaction with the earth's magnetic field. Whether that translates to paranormal effects is debatable, but the electromagnetic baseline definitely shifts. Might be worth tracking your electrical anomalies against magnetosphere activity data.

Honestly mate, if you're getting genuinely unsettled, just light some candles, play some lo-fi beats, and embrace the season rather than fighting it. The anxiety about something happening probably creates more paranormal weirdness than whatever's actually going on. Acceptance is better medicine than fear.