Adventurer, photographer and collector, Dudley Levenson, has years of experience traveling around the world with great slides, artifacts and stories to share.


Explore fascinating cultures
via photo-lectures.

Lectures usually include projected color slides and actual artifacts.

Choose one or several of these colorful destinations:

  • Ethiopia - Legends of Crusaders, Icons and Frankincense, The Source of the Nile
  • The Islands of NusaTengara (Remote Indonesia) - Artisans in Paradise
  • Burma - Exploring the Land of the White Elephant, Theravada Buddhism
  • Myanma - Sacred temples and Caves of the Imagination
  • Hunzaland and the N.W. Frontier - The Rugged Route to Shangrila, Indus Valley, the influence of Alexander the Great, Secrets of Longevity
  • Ecuador and Peru  - Colonial and Indigenous Cultures, special trip to Macchu Pichu
  • Peru and Bolivia - Inca, Tiwanaku and Titicaca, birthplace of the Ancients
  • Pilgrimage to South India - Fantastic Temples, Gods and Goddesses
  • Cambodia's Angkor Wat -Temple Mountains and Enlightened Kings
  • Morocco - The Route of the Caravanserai
  • Mali - Africa, South of the Sahara and the Dogon Tribe
  • Mexico - Pyramids, Aztec, Maya, Zapotec, and Folk Artisans
  • Nepal - Living Temples and Mountain treks
  • Kenya - Animal and Tribal Safari - Special trip to the Zanzibar coast
  • Java and Madura - Beautiful islands, Ancient temples
  • Philippines - Mountain, Island, and Colonial Cultures
  • Thailand - Buddhist Culture, Gorgeous Islands of the Andamon Sea
  • Bali - What is Seen and What is not. Dances Temples Art Lifestyle (Our most colorful and popular lecture)
  • Utah - Extraordinary views of the American West
  • Laos - Charming Buddhist Capital on the Mekong River
  • Egypt - Magic carpet ride along the Nile and the Valley of the Kings
  • Egyptian Mysteries - A deeper look at the art and religion.
  • Sri Lanka - The Hill Country and Ancient Civilizations
  • Arizona & New Mexico - Spirit Places, Anasazi Ruins in the Natural Landscape
  • Vietnam - The Dragon Awakens
  • Turkey - Mount Ararat and the mysteries of Cappodocia
  • Sicily - Mosaic Legends of the Mediterranean
  • Peru - Searching for the Real Treasure of the Incas
  • Andalusia - Flowering of Christian, Muslim and Jewish Spain

 

Art/Anthropology presentations and workshops:

  • A Comparison of Pyramid cultures in Mexico and Egypt
  • Egyptian Mysteries - The Art and Religion of Ancient Egypt
  • The Significance of Dwellings and Vessels
  • Mountains: Inspirations and Destinations
  • The Entrance to Heaven and Hell
  • The Dragon that lives beside the Tree of Life
  • The Symbolism of Plants and Animals
  • Cultural Perspectives on Death
  • Images of Women/Images of Men
  • Celebration, Ceremony, Dance and Rites of Passage
  • Comparative Religion - Buddhism and Hinduism
  • Angkor: The Throne of Heaven


The Golden Devices of Pre
Colombian Shamans presents our explorations into the mysterious world of ancient medicine wisdom in the wilds of Colombia. Gold artifacts from the Momas are more than treasure, they are empowered gifts from the gods.


Exploring the Neolithic Mind
Inspired Planet joined archeologists, anthropologists, geomancers, historians, sound physicists and visionary artists for an international conference on the island of Malta called Metageum. During Dudley Levenson’s 2 presentations he connected shamanism from the latest stone age digs in China to Pre- Colombian cosmology and the psychedelic art of Mexican Indians. The cross-disciplinary ideas were sparking across the room and from ancient times, igniting our collective synapses from the fiery edge of human evolution.

Programs vary in length from 45 minutes to 3 hours depending on subject matter and format. The speaker welcomes questions and the perspectives of the audience. Requirements and fees on request.

Do you have creative ideas? Would you like a customized presentation? We are currently assembling slide shows on these themes:
  • Monsters and Fantastic Creatures
  • The Power of Landscape
  • Costumes - Indigenous Color and Classical Style
  • Churches and Temples
  • Water and Coastal Cultures
  • Goddesses Past and Present
  • Turn of the Last Millenium(1000 CE)

You can discuss booking a slide presentation or workshop for your school or organization by letter, phone or email.

Mr. Levenson has given presentations at colleges, public libraries, museums, wellness centers, elementary and high schools, private homes, and retirement communities. Bio

inspired@berkshire.net

Telephone 413-637-2836

or write:

  • Dudley Levenson
  • Brushwood Farm
  • Routes 7 & 20
  • Lenox, MA 01240 USA
Viewer Comments:
G. Stuhlmann
"An intriguing exploration of cultural concepts regarding good and evil."
-Gunther Stuhlmann, publisher and writer, who participated in a workshop titled: The Entrance to Heaven and Hell
T. Geismar
"One of the highlights for me was the lecture on Bali. The photographs were magnificent. He had a marvelous way of introducing the culture and the religion."
-Trude Geismar, artist, commenting after a series of three presentations on the art and culture of Asia.
Leigh Brody
"I want to travel and experience different countries. The Inspired Planet lectures were really exciting, more fun than class, and deeper too. -Leigh Brody, post-graduate, Simmons College, MIT, now in London.

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