Gloom permeates the gold community these days. The bull is bucking its members off like they were toddlers trying to ride a brahma. This is why, I suppose, so few ever make any money in the great secular bull markets of history. Too many "experts" succumb to the overwhelming negativity that comes with the nasty corrections. And their skittish readers stampede after them. What follows is a short essay on the big picture of gold and silver shares. It has evolved out of readings from a wide array of prescient analysts such as Richard Russell, Jim Sinclair, Steven Saville, Robert...