Wulfenite
If you visit enough crystal shops and mineral museums, you’ll notice an interesting trend: While museums nearly always have plenty of this mineral proudly on display, you’ll hardly ever find it for sale in shops. Why should this be? Perhaps it’s because wulfenite is too soft, thin, and brittle to carve, tumble, or cut into gems, making it unappealing to sellers, or anyone who likes their rocks flashy. Yet in wulfenite’s raw form, it can be quite beautiful, sometimes coming in striking shades like smoldering orange or fire engine red. That, plus its diversity of crystal shapes, ensures that it’s nearly always fascinating to those with a deeper knowledge of rocks. Even its cool name can’t seem to make it appeal to the masses, but the experts know its worth. If it’s coming to you now, it’s to tell you that you’re not going to find your answers among regular folk or popular opinion right now. You need to go beyond everyday common knowledge. What you need are the experts.
The Bottom Line
EXPERTISE
“Seek advice from an expert, or become one yourself.”
One Or More Of These Messages Are For You
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- If you’ve been taking advice from amateurs, it’s time to upgrade to a professional with real training.
- If you’ve been trying to get answers by asking friends or searching on the Internet, seek out someone with a genuine degree instead.
- You’re missing something in your current situation because you don’t have the specialized knowledge needed to see it.
- If you’ve already gotten advice from an expert or professional, this is your sign to trust it.
- If you have a special interest or hobby you feel passionately about, you may want to consider pursuing it as a profession.
- If a big decision is looming, spend more time reading and researching before you commit.
- To reach your dreams, you might benefit from seeking further education.
- If you’ve been thinking of getting a higher degree, go for it.
- If you’re working toward a degree or profession already and wondering if you made the right choice, this is a sign to stick with it.
