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Ayahuasca in the Media (Medicine Hunter)

In the ayahuasca space, people have unusual and extraordinary experiences of all kinds. Some feel great sadness. Some are swept away in ecstatic joy. Some resolve tenacious health disorders. And some battle demons. And when the demons are vanquished, then people experience a great lifting of long-held burdens. Sadness, depression, grief, and other soul-constricting forces are released, replaced by a greater sense of wholeness and relief.

This is why ayahuasca is referred to as La Medicina, the medicine. In a multitude of ways, some simple and some abjectly strange, ayahuasca helps to restore balance to body, mind and spirit. The ways seem infinite, often hard to fathom. But the effects are generally very, very good. People are relieved of pain and suffering, and their lives become more satisfying and fulfilled. So demons be damned. Whatever they are, and however they come about, the medicine works, and that is its great purpose.

Coast to Coast AM | Radio Interview,
with host George Noory, July 2019
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American Botanical Council,
by Chris Kilham, November 2018
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Playboy,
by Michelle Janikian, May 2018
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American Botanical Council | Field Report,
by Chris Kilham, March 2018
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Reality Sandwich,
by Chris Kilham, February 2018
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The Preachers,
with Chris Kilham, September 2017
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Reality Sandwich,
by Chris Kilham, February 2017
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New York Magazine,
by Rachel Monroe, January 2017
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Spirit Plant Medicine Conference,
with Chris Kilham, January 2017
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Spirit Plant Medicine Conference,
with Chris Kilham, January 2017
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Visionary Convergence Los Angeles,
with Chris Kilham, April 2016
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AlterNet,
by Chris Kilham, March 2016
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Fox News Health,
with Dr. Manny and The Medicine Hunter, January 2016
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Coco Eco CULTURE,
by Zoe Helene (@cosmicsister), November 2015
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LA Weekly,
by Katie Baine, September 2015
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LA Yoga,
by Zoe Helene, September 2015
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Reality Sandwich,
by Chris Kilham, August 2015
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Herb Kitchen,
with Chris Kilham, April 2015
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Albuquerque Journal,
by Mark Oswald, April 2015
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Newsweek TECH & SCIENCE,
by Douglas Main, March 2015
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Ayahuasca Monologues NYC,
by Chris Kilham with John Sheldon on guitar, March 2015
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Fox News Health Talk,
with Dr. Manny, February 2015
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Reality Sandwich,
by Chris Kilham, January 2015
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Utne Reader MIND + BODY,
by Lynne Woodward, January 2015
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UTNE Reader,
by Christian Williams, January 2015
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Boston Magazine,
by Jamie Ducharme, January 2015
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Business Insider,
Produced by Graham Flanagan, December 2014
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Entheo Radio,
with Hugh T Alkemi, December 2014
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Valley Free Radio: As Seen on Radio,
with Lee Shuer (Dj leisure), December 2014
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Examiner,
by Linda Chalmer Zemel, September 2014
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Reset,
with Amber Lyon, August 2014
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Fox News,
by Chris Kilham, February 2014
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Boston Magazine,
Jamie Ducharme, January 2014
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Fox News,
by Chris Kilham, December 2013
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Reality Sandwich,
by Chris Kilham, November 2013
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South China Morning Post,
by Jeanette Wang, October 2013
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Reality Sandwich,
by Chris Kilham, March 2013
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The Sacred Science,
with Nick Polizzi, September 2012
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Evolver Ayahuasca Monologues NYC,
with Chris Kilham, September 2012
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Fox News,
by Chris Kilham, April 2012
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Evolver Boston,
with Chris Kilham, April 2012
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Ode Magazine,
by Elleke Bal, January 2012
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Fox News,
by Chris Kilham, December 2011
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Reality Sandwich,
by Chris Kilham, December 2011
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Dawn on the Amazon Captain's Blog,
by Chris Kilham, November 2011
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Reality Sandwich,
by Chris Kilham, November 2011
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FOX News Health,
by Chris Kilham, November 2011
Reality Sandwich,
by Neşe Şenol, September 2011
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The Valley Advocate,
by Mark Roessler, August 2011
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Fox News,
by Chris Kilham, July 2011
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Organic Authority,
by Jill Ettinger, July 2011
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LOHAS Journal,
by Chris Kilham, March 2011
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Dawn on the Amazon Captain's Blog,
by Chris Kilham, February 2011
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Fox News,
by Chris Kilham, January 2011
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Reality Sandwich,
by ST Frequency, May 2010
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Ode Magazine,
by Chris Kilham, March 2009
Ode Magazine,
by Chris Kilham, March 2009
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Psychology Today,
by Matthew Hutson, October 2007
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“The visionary plants enable people to experience nature and spiritual states in profound ways. They heal persistent disorders of both physical and mental nature. Properly employed, they can open up new ways of perception, and enable a person to live a more integrated, fulfilled life. These plants are not for everybody, but they are for many.” - Chris Kilham, Organic Authority

See also: Ayahuasca Test Pilots.

Is Ayahuasca Right For You?

Read Christian Williams of UTNE Reader's review of Chris Kilham's latest book, The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook: The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying, a “backpack guide to the healing powers of the sacred Amazonian medicine,” and listen to the Listen to the “Chris Kilham on Ayahuasca” Abstract Notions Podcast.

Ayahuasca, Healing and Spirit

Chris Kilham, founder of The Ayahuasca Test Pilots, on the healing, transformative and spirit-imbuing powers of ayahuasca, at the March 2015 Ayahuasca Monologues in New York City, sponsored by Evolver.

Is Ayahuasca a Healing Treatment?

For years Chris Kilham, The Medicine Hunter, has told Fox News Health about all his far off adventures and all the best natural remedies for what ails you. He’s written a new book called The Ayahuasca Test Pilots Handbook: The Essential Guide to Ayahuasca Journeying, which is all about the unusual plant-based treatment, providing a practical guide to ayahuasca use, aiding seekers in making right—and safe—decisions about where to go, who to drink with, and what to expect.

Ayahuasca Can Help You Communicate with Plant Spirits, and Heal Your Body and Mind

Drink ayahuasca and you may see yourself being eaten by a crocodile. You may find a miraculous resolution to a crippling sadness. Or, more likely, you’ll land somewhere in between. Regardless, you will definitely throw up. Author and ethnobotanist Chris Kilham says all of these things have happened to him after drinking this psychoactive Amazonian brew.

Here's What It Feels Like To Drink The Hallucinogenic Amazonian Brew Ayahuasca

Kilham describes what it's like to drink the bitter brew “ayahuasca” and describes how it can act as a spiritually healing substance when taken correctly in the proper environment.