Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Volume twentyfive volu introducing number f number four the. The basic text of the big book contained in this audiobook remains unchanged and is still used in the program to this day. In fact, one of the possible names for aa then was, the james club after the book of james from the bible.
A 12 step program, and the basis upon which many other 12 step programs were developed on. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Big book acceptance was the answer linkedin slideshare. The big book many thousands have benefited from the big book and its simple but profound explanation of the doctrines behind alcoholics anonymous, which was founded in 1935 by bill wilson and dr. Step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Step one preparatory reading for both you and your sponsee.
That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. Step by step guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. The details of the design and implementation of project match will be described in full in forthcoming publications. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.
The explicit musts found in alcoholics anonymous 3rd. This guide has been prepared not as a replacement for or interference to our basic texts the big book and 12 and 12 but as a companion for the ideas and directions presented there. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. I admit that my life is unmanageable when i try to control it. Questions and answers from the alcoholics anonymous big book. The big book was written as a set of directions for doing the steps. An introduction to the big book gatehouse sober community.
The book presents the 12 step program of recovery in a way that reflects and respects the diversity of culture, gender, religion. I admit that i am powerless over alcoholthat my life has. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. It is a tremendous satisfaction to record that in the following years this changed. When fi rst challenged to admit defeat, most of us revolted. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. This site has been built and maintained to support anyone in recovery. Since the third edition was published in 1976, worldwide membership of a. The format that was given to me is called the hyannis method. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered.
This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. The unstated goal of the little book is to widen the gateway of aa so that all who suffer might pass through, regardless of belief or lack of belief. Our notes, commentary, and genderneutral changes are formatted in italics. These recordings were made at the west broward club in davie, fl during late 20012002. Do not answer the questions in the rest of the book. This section outlines the major features of the study. I started a web site in 1999 when i came back into the rooms of alcoholics anonymous. We admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. Alcoholics anonymous big book cites a 50% success rate with 25%. This ebook is not a product of alcoholics anonymous. For further study, it is suggested that everyone get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Pdf version based upon the text of the windows help version. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described.
There is a solution, we agnostics kansas city, september 7, 2014. When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in gods hands were better than anything we could have planned. Hear recovered addict and big book mucker, cameron f. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. Has the spiritual principles mentioned in the 12 steps put you off in the past or does it.
This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Sharing 28 years of experience with the big book in a step workshop weekend the wilson house east dorset vt march 17 19, 2000. It can be used as a handy reference to big book of alcoholics anonymous 4th edition following the instructional flow utilized in the back to 40s five week program. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. Aa sonoma county intergroup fellowship alcoholics anonymous. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60.
Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. It has been a special privilege to participate in bringing herb ks the twelve step guide to using the big book of alcoholics anonymous to print. Did you know, before the big book was published, the early members of aa studied the bible. This is the official website of the general service office g. Below are copies in various formats of the big book. This is the most modern audio version of the alcoholics anonymous big book. The alcoholics anonymous big book is often referred to as the foundation on the a.
More about alcoholism, we agnostics kansas city, september 14, 2014. The twelve steps in quotes, steps 1 12, heavily illustrated. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. Big book aa na basic text 12 step book recovery store recovery aa gift. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. George b was a practicing dentist for 47 years and is now a graduate student in a masters degree program for addiction counseling.
The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. This mirrors what most western religious people in the 1930s knew about meditation and aas roots in the protestant oxford group. Tripod decided to block me a few years ago, so i stopped writing, posting. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. The big book, 4th edition if you want to download alcoholics anonymous. From plato to presidents, george carlin to the dalia lama. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. Progression in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
This format can be conducted in one half day or in four, onehour sessions. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists a sentiment. Read alcoholics anonymous as bill sees it and other recovery based books for free. Begin your own program by taking step one from the previous chapter, how it works. Aa big book pdf is available to read online with your phone or other mobile device. Foreword to the first edition this is the foreword as it appeared in the first printing of the first edition in 1939 we, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and woman who have re covered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. The meeting broke up into several groups, and i followed one group down the hall and took a seat. The pdf book is great for phones and the ebook is perfect for tablets, laptops and desktops. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. This format came from a group of men, who could not get sober by just going to open aa meetings.
Chapter 5 how it works is titled the twelve steps for some reason and it only goes up to the part where it says being convinced, we were at step 3. Sbbb refers to this steps by the big book workbook. Members of aa pair up with sponsors who take them through the steps, as outlined in the how it works chapter, so that they can subsequently go on to help other. Moreover, no simple formula for solution can be given. As part of his rehabilitation he commenced to present his conceptions to. When am i most likely 53 step ten a spiritual road maps 56 step ten daily journal worksheet 58 step ten daily journal sample worksheet 59 step eleven louis affirmation supplement 63 60 step twelve daily practice supplement page 68 64 oldfashioned twelve step call 70 book of inventories book two contents. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. A comprehensive alcoholics anonymous big book study with aa speaker howard e. I have always had great respect for herb s dedication to carrying the message of recovery. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. I started working the steps out of the big book in 1998, with a step study sponsor and a supportive big book group. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. You can buy the guide at recovery book shops such as choices, 220 east 78th street, new york, ny 10021 2127943858.
Steps by the big book step 2 steps by the big book. Big book of aa step 1 understand and complete one step at. Aa big book pdf read aa books online 12 step store. When we fully concede to our innermost selves that we are powerless over our addiction, we have taken a big step in our recovery. Quotes and questions for workshop in meeting 3 step 3 group 1 read page 44 of the book alcoholics anonymous, 4th ed. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Read step one in twelve steps and twelve traditions. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Step two is specifically designed for the mental obsession. The doctors opinion, we agnostics kansas city, september 1, 2014. Step one 23 holics anonymous, published when our membership was small, dealt with lowbottom cases only. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The type of meditation that the big books talks about is more of a reflective, thinking over things, type of quiet period. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god, as we understood him. This pdf file is an easyread large print ebook created in 2009 by major1212. First published in 1939, alcoholics anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories. Alcoholics anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. The second edition of the seminal work of alcoholics anonymous, the big book, was released in 1955 and continues to be extremely influential in the lives of so many addicts. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery. The sponsorship guide is your syllabus throughout your 12 step course using the idiots guide. There are, however, additional promises in the big book. Line of cleavage between voluntary twelft h step work and paidfor services. My creator, i am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44.
My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. This revision marks the first changes to our book in two decades. This fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous came off press in november 2001, at the start of a new millennium. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Read the the doctors opinion and bills story chapter 1 in the big book. Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. Big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. These are intended for further study and should not be taken out of context. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. They opened a book and read a chapter titled step seven. South floridas own big book george takes you through the 12 steps of alcohoics anonymous. An alcoholics personal story of taking step three an alcoholic shares his personal story of how he took step three, of aa s 12 steps step 3.
The twelve steps illustrated tour steps 1 12, fun stepwork. It was aimed at those people who would not be able to meet anyone from aa, because at the time it was published aa was centered in new york city, and akron and cleveland, ohio. The big book, 4th edition by anonymous pdf format for free to read online. Discover why the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa are used by. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at. We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our. Aa big book aa big book taghere the foundation progress and principles washington temperance society of baltimore the missionary spirit alcoholism recovery 3rd edition 2nd edition alcohol allergy rehabilitation of alcoholics dr. We attempt to carry the message in the way that was passed on by. This step is described in parts of chapters 1, 2, 3, and all of chapter 4.
His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymousthe big book has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. The explicit musts of the big book page 1 the explicit musts found in alcoholics anonymous 3rd. Step 10 continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. You may not wish to assign all the problems in these two sections. Alcoholics anonymous new books abookman, a book man, book. Includes free pdf downloads that go along with each weekly lesson. Aa big book workshop, taking the 12 steps as done in the 1940s duration. Many of us have had some reservations at this point, so give yourself a break and be as thorough as possible from the start. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The large print fourth edition of alcoholics anonymouse, affectionately known as the big book, includes twentyfour new stories and continues to pass on aas message of hope and recovery to millions. Twelvestep guide to using the alcoholics anonymous big book. Please ignore anything in the group sessions or this workbook that you feel contradicts what you find in the big book. To enable you to find a power greater than yourself that will solve your problem.
Step work downloads you will need the following 4 things to get started. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous. How it works from pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. Twelve step facilitation therapy manual project match, a 5year study, was initiated by the treatment research branch of niaaa in 1989. This is the 7th print of the twelve steps and twelve traditions, this book deals with the. Steps by the big book step 1 steps by the big book. The sixth edition is a truly international basic text that reflects. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the. This book offers a way forward for the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous. Its an old bug that was fixed years ago, but the bugfix went missing with the mediawiki 1. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
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