To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. Aa, na, al anon, na, alateen, naranon translated aa 12 steps, and our history of the 12 steps page in many world languages. We admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with someone in a way similar to what dr bob, clarence s or bill wilson would have done.
This can happen for you, also, if you do the steps for yourself. Do not answer the questions in the rest of the book. The fi rst, and one of the most diffi cult, has to do with forgiveness. The 12 steps of aa alcoholics anonymous great britain. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions a cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. The twelve step program big book guide big book sponsorship. The twelve steps of the alcoholics anonymous aa recovery program is the spiritual foundation for personal recovery, used not only by alcoholics but by their. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. For more help, dont miss our guides to the 12 steps. The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the a. Our twelve steps detail our program for personal recovery. Rayer and meditation are our principal means of con scious contact with god. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him.
This guide and website are not official resources of alcoholics anonymous. Freely downloadable word doc and pdf files are available for the. John barleycorn himself had become our best advocate. The booklet concludes with the atheists recover too story from the na basic text. As with many twelve step meetings, we are a diverse group of people. Apr 20, 2020 aa was founded by bill wilson and his physician, doctor bob smith in 1935 and eventually grew to include two more groups by 1939. Oct 28, 2019 the alcoholics anonymous aa 12step recovery program is a free treatment program for people suffering from alcohol abuse and addiction. Anonymous aa, with primary emphasis given to steps 1 though 5.
The twelve steps are reprinted and adapted from the original twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous. Pdf the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous has provided relief for individuals recovering from alcoholism for over 75 years. The fellowship of narcotics anonymous is based on the twelve steps, the twelve traditions, and the twelve concepts. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. We wal low in this messy bog, often getting a misshapen and pain ful pleasure out of it. Over the years, the 12 steps have been adapted by other self. Ive attached the step 9 from the 12 steps and 12 traditions, something that can benefit us all before attempting to practice this step. The twelve steps are a set of guiding principles in addiction treatment that outline a course of action for tackling problems including alcoholism, drug addiction and compulsion.
Pdf finding god through the spirituality of the 12 steps of. If you prefer you can use our jpeg version instead high resolution low resolution. Many people use a sponsor to help them through the process. Printable 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous free pdf download. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous.
In the six years i have followed the 12 steps of aa, my level of happiness has increased beyond measure and it continues to increase with time. The book alcoholics anonymous, referred to on the dust cover as the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous, contains 575 pages. This is where we begin to use all the experience of having worked the prior 9 steps, as a basis for daily living. Printable 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous free pdf. Formats in which the twelve steps and twelve traditions can be read. For the aa founders and for those of us who practice all 12 steps today, we are sure god wants this for all people. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Twelve steps and twelve traditions pdf of alcoholics anonymous. We sit in silent meditation together, hear a talk by one of our members, and share our re. The twelve steps, twelve traditions and brief excerpts are reprinted with permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc.
This article on the principles of the 12 steps, was authored by longtime, aa historian and archivist bill pittman, 19472007 and, was posted here in our sober recovery forums. Gabes 12 steps this collection of alternative 12 steps was inspired by gabe s, who had assembled a similar collection, and so its only fitting that it begins with his version. The third and most recent edition of the big book contains 575 pages. Twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous hazelden betty ford. Permission to reprint and adapt the twelve steps, twelve traditions and brief excerpts does not mean that a. We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Twelve step facilitation therapy manual national institute on. Mar 18, 2020 it repeats each of the official twelve steps and suggests ways that agnostic and atheist members can understand, interpret and work the steps openly and honestly by identifying the key spiritual principles embodied in the steps that are useful in doing so. The 12 step prayer book a collection of 12 step prayers and. Doc web audio home aa website skype contact web manager to participate. Spiritual in nature, they are a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives.
The first section has maps based on the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous. Permission to reprint and adapt the twelve steps does not mean that alcoholics anonymous is affiliatedwith this program. Aa s 12step approach follows a set of guidelines designed as steps toward recovery, and members can revisit these steps at any time. Personal stories, some of which change with each new edition, make up twothirds of the book. However you may define your higher power, may this collection be of assistance to you in your spiritual growth and recovery. The twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous have been reprinted and adapted with the permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc.
Group eight introduction to the 12steps skills to be taught identifying what is and is not controllable understanding when to let go and when to take action identifying ones personal source. To read a pdf version of the twelve steps and twelve traditions click here. Alcoholics anonymous learn about the 12 steps of aa. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. You may contact aa at alcoholics anonymous world services. If temperamentally we are on the depressive side, we are apt to be swamped with guilt and selfloathing. Twelve steps and twelve traditions the world famous eye opener. In recovery, we try to take the opposite of our character defectsshortcomings and turn them into principles. Working the twelve steps of na without the god part aa.