More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. 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. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step. Big book of aa step 3 understand and complete one step. 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. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. Across from me, displayed on the wall were the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous, and as i read that first step, it got my attention. Interior very good pages of book are clean and marking free, with only writing being previous owners name to first blank page and inside back cover board. We want to fi nd exactly how, when, and where our natu ral desires have warped us.
It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. These recordings were made at the west broward club in davie, fl during late 20012002. I am restored to sanity as a result of allowing something into my consciousness. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books.
That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. New stories have been added to the personal histories. My old home group did the first 164 and there are parts of it that gets stale also i have found the step rotation keeps getting better and better and focuses only on our recovery. The aa program of recovery, from a once seemingly hopeless state of mind and body, is contained within the first 164 pages of the aa big book. In 1981 aa meetings in new england were so far to the other extreme no mention of god anymore, no prayers after wards,no mention of the big book, it was all, just dont drink today and go to a meeting. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. The original working manuscript is the missing link between bill wilsons first draft of alcoholics anonymous and the first edition. The most powerful big book meetings i have ever attended uses this big book step rotation big book step study instead of the first 164. We are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous first edition, second printing 1941 big book. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. Rather they are designed to provide an introduction to this step.
Our goals are to live the spiritual process through which sobriety is obtained and enhanced, and to publish at no charge our experience for other recovering alcoholics. The big book of alcoholics anonymous including twelve steps and twelve. The primary instructions for the 12 steps are highlighted, in. Ii spiritual experience the terms spiritual experience and spiritual awakening are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change suf. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it.
Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. This is the blue print of the 12 step recovery programs. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. I cannot say enough good things about this book, or stress its importance enough if you are interested in working your 12 step program of recovery the way our founders did. Suicide in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Step two is the step in which we formerly acknowledge the higher power. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a. Turning my life over to the care of the power of the universe seems like a no brainer. See i had a born again exp and lost the obsession to drink my first attempt with my sponsor six. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described.
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. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Big book study guides for aa anonymous, alcoholics on. Step four made a searching and fearless moral inventory. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12 step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12 step programs that have been established. No thought or effort on my part thats the miracle of it. As of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny.
Outlining the steps and traditions that make aa famous, as well as. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. Our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. It is the originator of the seminal twelvestep method widely used to treat. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. We made this book so that anyone who wants to can point easily to all 12 step instructions in the big book. Step four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to dis cover what these liabilities in each of us have been, and are. With over 400 pages, the big book is filled with personal anecdotes of alcoholics and the 12 steps that pave the path to recovery.
Suggestions in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. This is the book for the serious student of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. These notes and worksheets are not intended to be a guide to working step four. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. We continue to take inventory as in step four and continue to make amends if we harm anyone as in steps eight and nine. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics. The story of how many thousands of men and women have. We have to cooperate, to do certain things that will allow a higher power to help us follow spiritual principles.
It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to. Bbss speakers on step one in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous we admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. My sponsor assigned me two readings from what they call the big book from aa. Alcoholics anonymous new books abookman, a book man. The big book of alcoholics anonymous including twelve. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, written by the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing ourselves with someone, it. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a stren uous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in our selves which had been blocking us. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. When i read the descriptions of what an alcoholic is in the big book i have yet to find any reference that and an unmanageable life has anything to do with whether or not a person is alcoholic or nonalcoholic.
Alcoholics anonymous big book twelvestep intensive weekend workshop. Our big book step instructions booklet is published below for public use and printing adobe acrobat pdf. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is the guiding book for all 12 step programs. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery.
The experience outlined in the big book makes it clear that it is not enough to believe that there is a higher power that can help us. We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. Now lets ponder the need for a list of the more glaring. Big book of aa step 3 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. Readings from the big book of aa my sanon recovery path. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the. This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online. This step is the beginning of a prayer of action that starts when i take the step three prayer and ends when i do the seventh step prayer. It was the perfect description of my situation and my life at that moment, and just reading the words filled me with a sense of relief. Give him an account of the struggles you made to stop. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. The big book serves as the foundation for the alcoholics anonymous 12step program. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985.
We suggest you do this as we have done it in the chapter on alcoholism. I demonstrate my commitment to step 3my willingness to live in this powers willby doing steps 49. The anonymous press study edition of alcoholics anonymous. Personal stories on pages 407, 476, 494, 531, and 553 are ed by. The terms spiritual experience and spiritual awakening are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time.
This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. 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. South floridas own big book george takes you through the 12 steps of alcohoics anonymous. You may find the complete text on the official web site of alcoholics anonymous on this page you can discover what this book tells about. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. There exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful. B1 alcoholics anonymous fourth edition 2001 of the big book, basic text of a. I opened the door and walked into the room, the first to arrive. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. As i began to take the steps of recovery, my role in the pitiful condition of my life. Although both of these stories were almost 80 years old, they touched me so much that they brought me to tears. Steps by the big book step 2 steps by the big book.
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