Fantasy spell cards are a popular element in role-playing games and fantasy-themed card games. These cards depict magical spells that characters can use in the game to cast powerful abilities or effects. In many fantasy spell card games, players build decks of spell cards that represent their character's spells and abilities. Each card usually has a unique name, cost, and effect. For example, a fireball spell card might have a cost of five mana and deal damage to all enemies in a specific area. Spell cards often come in different types, such as offensive spells, defensive spells, or utility spells.
Spell cards often come in different types, such as offensive spells, defensive spells, or utility spells. Offensive spells are used to deal damage to enemies or weaken them, while defensive spells can be used to protect the player's character or heal them. Utility spells have various effects, such as teleportation, buffs, or debuffs.
Does this not all but prove The Dark Side of the Moon is in fact a secret soundtrack for The Wizard of Oz?
P·U·L·S·E is a live album that was released in May '95, which contains a complete live version of The Dark Side of the Moon. Hidden on the cover are references to The Wizard of Oz.
source: Pink Floyd’s “Pulse” Album Cover Shows The Wizard Of Oz “Dark Side Of The Rainbow” Clues
Pink Floyd thus blatantly linked The Dark Side of the Moon to The Wizard of Oz. And it doesn't appear that they were simply trolling fans. Here's why.
The first time the rumor of the synchronization got any attention from the press was in August '95, when the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette published an article about it . They reported:
In April [1995], someone posted about it on the Internet Pink Floyd newsgroup, saying he or she'd heard about it from "some people down in Los Angeles." Most users told the poster to go back to his drugs. And a recent posting on the alt.music.pink-floyd newsgroup asking for help in the mystery produced no clues to the origin of the oddity.
Why would Pink Floyd plant easter eggs on the P·U·L·S·E album cover referencing this phenomenon, only a month after it was first brought up online and not taken seriously? This theory did not have any traction in May '95 when P·U·L·S·E was released.
Then consider that it wasn't until '97 that a member of Pink Floyd went on record denying the connection, when Nick Mason said:
It's absolute nonsense. It has nothing to do with The Wizard of Oz. It was all based on The Sound of Music.
The Sound of Music is a film about a woman who heals a family through the love of music. So Nick Mason's denial here is somewhat sarcastic, but not nearly as sarcastic as what David Gilmour said in 2005 when asked about it:
some guy with too much time on his hands had this idea
'Time' is a song on The Dark Side of the Moon, so as a guitarist Gilmour is in fact 'some guy with too much Time on his hands'.
Now consider Alan Parsons, who in 2018 pointed out that VHS hadn't been invented in '72 when they were producing the album. This is obfuscation, as there were other ways to watch film back then, like VERA and quadruplex, so there was the means available. In fact, Pink Floyd worked on soundtrack albums before this, such as Obscured by Clouds, and their process is described :
As they had done on More, the band saw a rough cut of the film and noted certain timings for cues with a stopwatch. From this, they created a number of pieces that they felt could be cross-faded at various points in the final cut of the film.
So despite what Alan Parsons said, they did have the technical ability and experience to create a soundtrack album.
People I've spoken to think that because they've denied it, it can't be true. but what if Pink Floyd is using deception as an artform? Pink Floyd explores a lot of social and political themes, and so it would be consistent with the activism inherent in their body of work to use their music to show how easy it is to get away with lying. Governments and powerful individuals frequently lie, and we know by the success of the entertainment industry that humans can be quite adept at pretending. This phenomenon shows how easy it is to be gullible, when we admire those misleading us.
There are just too many "coincidences" for this not to be true. Besides all the ways the film and soundtrack line up (I recommend trying it yourself, but Goldmine Magazine also wrote about it here and I've outlined some of the evidence on my website here ), consider the symbolism of The Dark Side of the Moon itself.
The moon's dark side represents knowledge that was hidden from mankind, until we cooperated to advance our knowledge and technology to give ourselves a glimpse. The dark side of the moon isn't even literally dark (most of the time), it was just hidden until we found the proper motivation to see it. Information that is kept in the dark isn't necessarily 'bad', and similarly this truth about Pink Floyd's iconic album and the lies they've told to hide it has a purpose beyond just trolling fans. I look around and see a world of conflict, division, and despair, mingled with too few beautiful creations and insincere attempts at peace and unity. Now more than ever, mankind needs to explore our individual and collective dark sides, to discover the good and bad below the surface, which includes mankind's capacity for deception. and hopefully, our capacity to grow towards something better.
Pink Floyd has given us a timeless gift of supernal beauty. I hope you can see it, and that it inspires you as much as it has been a Promethean flame for myself.
P·U·L·S·E is a live album that was released in May '95, which contains a complete live version of The Dark Side of the Moon. Hidden on the cover are references to The Wizard of Oz.
To use a spell card, players typically need to meet certain requirements, such as having enough mana or fulfilling specific conditions. Mana is a resource that players accumulate over time or through other gameplay mechanics. It serves as a cost for casting spells, ensuring that players cannot cast powerful spells too easily. Fantasy spell card games often feature a wide variety of spells with different power levels and strategic uses. Players must carefully manage their resources and choose the right spells to counter their opponents or overcome challenges in the game. Some spell card games also incorporate collectible elements, where players can acquire new spell cards through booster packs or other means. This adds an additional layer of strategy as players must build their decks to have the right balance of offensive, defensive, and utility spells. In conclusion, fantasy spell cards are an integral part of many role-playing and card games, allowing players to unleash powerful and magical abilities within the game. These cards offer strategic depth and customization options, making them a favorite among players who enjoy the fantasy genre..
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