The Amazon review of Coal Mines: Confessions and Dance Halls with Return to the North with The Theatre of Self (Paperback)

CA Henderson : A few years ago I was introduced to a magical lady and unique performing artist.Vicky Aram is an enchantress of song and spoken word. In her book entitled, 'Coal Mines: Confessions and Dance Halls With Return To The North,' we see that her gift of magical communication extends to the written arts. Vicky skilfully narrates examples of her life and performance experiences, told in colorful patterns and rich dramas. She creatively entitles a section on personal development as a form of tarot or 'theatre of self.' Her love for artistic communication is considered here as an extension of intuitive life experience, told as a drama.Vicky's book will appeal to anyone interested in the paradoxical nature of human existance, synchronicity and our place in the grand scheme of things. As an example, she sensitively shares her remarkable meeting with extraordinary musician, Marc Bolan, on the night of his tragic death. Vicky combines her natural storytelling voice with a hands-on approach in practical examples of self mapping. She provides creative ways to explore theatrical metaphors of your own life story. Vicky shares her ideas for imaginative exploration through Jungian dream work, tarot archetypes and the astrological birth chart. Her fascinating life journey in theatrical and musical collaborations. It is a drama, as complex as it is simple as that may be, explored through intelligence, love, humour and earthy sense of Nothern realism. I loved it.