Ron Lampi
"The Lamp of Psyche"
Ron Lampi is a philosopher-astrologer-poet-writer and performance artist. Ron has a large body of poetic work that is only now becoming available. He has read his work at numerous venues through the years, including solo readings. He sees himself as the bard who sings of his New Age Vision, and, on a local level, as poet of Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay, in California, his place of residence for over 25 years.
Ron brings an uncommon passion to his work and reading. His voice has a range able to express all experience. The word comes alive as he reads. His is a wide-ranging, multifaceted poetry, from visionary-mythic to current street talk. It all speaks of this transition time between Ages.
Ron's background includes studies in the hard sciences (early university years), philosophy (BA), poetry, mythology, depth psychology, astrology, religion and various spiritual traditions, and ufology. He has been called a New Age theologian. He formerly co-facilitated UFO study groups ("The Santa Cruz UFO Study Group" the best known), for a year co-facilitated an abductee support group, has co-hosted a radio program The UFO Hour, and has been interviewed for articles and on radio and local TV. He has read his poetic work on community access TV and numerous times on different radio programs.
From 1996 to 2000 he facilitated a discussion group based in Santa Cruz called "Dialogue New Age" (the DNA group), and had put out a newsletter The LAMP, A Newsletter for the New Age Vision, regularly from 1995 to 2002.
He has lectured on the New Age Vision/Mythos, UFOs, mythmaking, living in the Creative Fountain, Technos & Psyche, astrology, ET contact and our future spirituality, and on Mythos of Place, focusing on Santa Cruz. He is available for astrological consultation. His guided astrological meditation Through the Labyrinth, accompanied by the group Angelicus, has been publicly performed a number of times. He has recently completed a book-length manuscript titled The New Age Vision, which could well be the most definitive statement on what the New Age is about yet written.
Ron reads from his work on the audiocassette The Living Lamp, which is accompanied by the musical compositions of Errol Specter. (Not currently available)
Ron currently leads a discussion group in Los Gatos, California.
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I am originally from Michigan, born in Detroit. (For those astrologers who may wish to study my chart, I will provide you my birth data.) I moved to Santa Cruz, California in 1976, and have lived here (in the area) since. Many details about my life can be found in my various works. I will point any interested persons in the right direction. Also, I am always willing to answer any questions via correspondence.