What I'm speaking about here ? I'm speaking about Alchemy of course, but of a very special moment in Alchemy, the moment when you begin to see the whole pattern deeply. And when you see it, you have three possibilities : Lab work only, or, only oratory, or lab & oratory.
The good news is that all three possibilities lead to the goal. Just differently. It will depend of your own nature or 'signature' in a word.