Zip file 534 k self extracting word document 584 k download ms word document 1. The fourth edition includes twentyfour new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers seeking recovery from alcoholism in a. Give him an account of the struggles you made to stop. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship the book has undergone four revisions since william wilson, also known as bill w. But what we have said applies quite as much to women. But i will not have the benefit of contact with you who write this book. What message do you think they were delivering to potential new people around aa versus the message that is delivered today in aa. This workshop is also for recovered members who want to work with others. 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. Based on the readily available reference material, bill wilson was the author of the chapter of the big book titled.
The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. Aa big book video chapter 11 a vision for you youtube. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. Its one of the 20th centurys most significant books and early copies are treasured by numerous collectors. 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. Outlining the steps and traditions that make aa famous, as well as numerous stories about recovering addicts who have been through the process, the big book has helped guide millions into a life of sobriety. There is every evidence that women regain their health as readily as. Listen at this website, or subscribe or download the podcast free at apple podcasts or any of the podcast providers listed at the bottom of this page. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12step programs that have been established.
Conference committee on literature before further action is taken on its. As we read in the preface to the fourth edition of the big book. This workshop is for newcomersbeginners who want the original, undiluted 12 step program of the 1940s when recovery rates were 5075 per cent. But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. Those of us belonging to a religious denomination which requires confession must, and of. Mental, spiritual and physical disease readings from as bill sees it can inspire sharing on discussion topics. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Perhaps they created the impression that he is to be wrapped in cotton wool and placed on a pedestal. Awakening spiritually as the result of these steps, we find meaning and purpose in a way of life vastly superior to any we had ever dreamed possible.
T he alcoholics anonymous big book is not just the most influential self help book ever published. For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. Words contained within the first 164 pages of the big book. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per son or persons with whom to take this intimate and con. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. We asked his protection and care with complete abandon. The big book itself does not offer a defense of its own theological method, but one can be found easily enough in the work of aas third cofounder, william james. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. A guide to collecting alcoholics anonymous big book. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. James work was know to bill wilson, primary author of the big book and cofounder of aa. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. Chapter 11 of the alcoholics anonymous big book wraps up the main text with a.
Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Drs opinion 4th edition p xxv bills story chapter 1 p 1 16 there is a solution chapter 2 p 16 30 more about alcoholism chapter 3 p 30 43 we agnostics chapter 4 p 44 57 how it works chapter 5 p 58 71 into action continue reading big book of alcoholics anonymous. Nicknamed the big book by the early aa members for its thick paper and wide margins, the books history began in 1934 when bill wilson, an alcoholic stockbroker who had found sobriety. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. For the serious student of the aa big book, what follows are some recommendations from the author of this study guide in the approach to take when utilizing this supplemental material. Bob, cofounders of alcoholics anonymous, is described followed by the stories of how the third and fourth members were. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. The big book serves as the foundation for the alcoholics anonymous 12step program, the worlds largest alcoholism support group. Chapter 11, a vision for you is a summary of the big book, the. 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. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless.
Reading guide for bills story amethyst recovery center. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. A little ditty on the big book, alcoholics anonymous a vision for. One of many good places to begin is in alcoholics anonymous aka the big book, specifically chapter 4, we agnostics. Alcoholics anonymous, from the title of its own book. Reprinted from the book alcoholics anonymous the big book with permission of a. This makes bills story one of the most important chapters in the big book.
Alcohol addiction treatment and recovery information. The central office and a number of aa meetings are temporarily closed until. Greater louisville intergroup of alcoholics anonymous as of 05112020 central office is planned to be open on monday, wednesday, friday from 8am to 4pm. You may reproduce materials of the big book bunch, provided. By the very act of critiquing chapter 4, we agnostics, i admittedly commit aa heresy. Some people use the 24 hours a day book or some relevant spiritual material. 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. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god as.
Included is all material from inside the front cover through page 164, plus appendices i traditions and ii spiritual experience. There were 4 musts in the first and second editions of alcoholics anonymous. Chapter 3 more about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. Alcoholics anonymous also known as the big book in recovery circles sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. Chapter 11 a vision for you f or mostnormal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. Other groups read from the big book weekly and discuss each chapter as they go along. We agnostics is the fourth chapter of alcoholics anonymous, or the fifth if you include the doctors opinion. I dont mean the big books version chapter iv we agnostics that. The text of this document, original manuscript, was left just as it originally appeared in 1938. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa.
Reading guide for we agnostics amethyst recovery center. What two things has to happen for everyone in that town to have an opportunity to recover, if heshe can or will. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Big book sponsorship 12 step recovery from any and all. Read the book alcoholics anonymous from the frontispiece through the end of chapter 11 a vision for you pg 164. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. That meeting between bill and bob was the start of the fellowship and program of alcoholics anonymous. Here they are, the 82 occurrences of the word must found in alcoholics anonymous 4th edition the doctors opinion 1 page xxiii. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. Our activities in behalf of women who drink are on the increase.