What is the meaning behind The Dark Side of the Moon?

What is the dark side of the moon a metaphor for? It’s a metaphor for darkness—the darkness (or different ideas) that can destroy all of the positive emotions and ideas that are a part of humanity. In effect, the darkness represents insanity. But like in reality, the light portrayed by the moon is really an illusion.

What is the triangle of The Dark Side of the Moon?

Fans discuss how the white beam of light passing through the triangle represents the start of life, and the rainbow beam represents all the paths and influences one may take during their lifetime. The continuation of the design on the back is said to represent the cyclical nature of life.

What is on The Dark Side of the Moon cover?

One night, Thorgerson presented a black and white photograph of the dispersion of light by a prism, a photo he saw in a physics textbook. Along with many other ideas, Hipgnosis presented the prism design to the band which was almost immediately approved by Pink Floyd.

Does Wizard of Oz sync up with dark side of the moon?

Drummer Nick Mason told MTV in 1997, “It’s absolute nonsense. It has nothing to do with The Wizard of Oz. It was all based on The Sound of Music.” Dark Side of the Moon audio engineer Alan Parsons denied any connection, saying the band had no means of playing video tapes in the studio at the time of recording.

Have we ever explored the dark side of the moon?

The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first humans to see the far side in person when they orbited the Moon in 1968. All manned and unmanned soft landings had taken place on the near side of the Moon, until 3 January 2019 when the Chang’e 4 spacecraft made the first landing on the far side.

Does the dark side of the moon ever get sunlight?

In reality it is no darker than any other part of the Moon’s surface as sunlight does in fact fall equally on all sides of the Moon. It is only ‘dark’ to us, as that hemisphere can never be viewed from Earth due to a phenomenon known as ‘Tidal Locking’.