Formats in which the twelve steps and twelve traditions can be read. Step three 34 made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god, as we understood him. Step eight worksheet 41 step five 42 step six 44 step seven 46 step eight 48 step nine 50 introducing step ten 51 step ten setups. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa big steps for little monsters. Downtown solution group location temporarily closed. Stories to share for each big step sesame street twelve jewish steps to recovery 2e. Choose leather or vinyl for hardcover, paperback and mini alcoholics anonymous big book in up to different 11 colors. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god, as we understood him. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol drugs, actingout behaviour, that our lives had become unmanageable. 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.
Nas approach makes no distinction between drugs including alcohol. Sunlight of the spirit group location temporarily closed. This is the original text, with the addition of personal stories from both the first and second editions. We as laymen have a basic understanding and definition for the word allergy. Work in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. An alcoholics personal story of taking step three an alcoholic shares his personal story of how he took step three, of aas 12 steps step 3. Recorded live during a big book study over 27 weeks during winterspring 201516 by tim b. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. This book contains guides to working the twelve steps toward recovery. We do offer ebooks for sale online, and we continue to provide over half a million dollars in free or subsidize printed literature to addicts in need every year. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa pdf. 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.
That is why the fi rst edition of the book alco step one 23 holics anonymous, published when our membership was small, dealt with lowbottom cases only. We suggest you follow along in your own 4th edition big book and take notes as you listen to the audio. This is the blue print of the 12 step recovery programs. The meetings and the fellowship is to remind us of two things.
There is a direct linkage among selfexamination, meditation, and prayer. 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. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. This is 4th step fears inventory is designed for newcomers or anyone who wishes to do a forth step out of the big book. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all. Recovery book covers galore and more at recovery world. In the aa big book it states quite clearly that alcohol is only a symptom of our disease, selfishness and selfcenteredness is the root of our problem. 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. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous.
Quality information and tools for a 12 step program of. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Common symptoms of emotional insecurit y are worry, anger, selfpity, and depression. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. We didnt become addicted in one day, so remembereasy does it.
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. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. Apart from the web site, there is no technical support for this. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
The fourth step inventory was modified and became a much more laborious and detailed procedure. This book is the bestselling selfhelp book for conquering addictions that range from alcoholism to. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. Aa double covers also available customized with name and date. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. Pdf version one this is a basic version of the text of alcoholics anonymous. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. Step five 55 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
The following are the 12 steps of narcotics anonymous, also referred to as na. Narcotics anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelvestep program, including regular attendance at group meetings. The primary instructions for the 12 steps are highlighted, in. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we. The big book bunch to be able to twelfth step ourselves. We made this book so that anyone who wants to can point easily to all 12 step instructions in the big book. This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online.
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. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. Below are copies in various formats of the big book. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Step one we admitted we were powerless over alcohol. We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our. First written in 1939, the 4th edition was published in 2001. Religion in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Most 12 step groups have some suggested formats for meetings and offer meeting documents. 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. The big book carries the great message of the common solution.
Big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Click here to find out more about the full version for windows which includes this and a whole lot more. The twelve steps of the aa, na, saa and slaa programs are based upon spiritual principles. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefi t. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the muchdesired result.
Because everyones experience is unique, the 9th step promises can occur in different ways and at different times. 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. This is the big book of alcoholics anonymous, describing how to recover from alcoholism, written by the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. These recordings were made at the west broward club in davie, fl during late 20012002. The links listed on the bottom right side are to meeting documents or information about meeting formats for different types of recovery groups. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. The third step decision may be too big to make in one leap. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. If you have an allergy to something, it would always be indicated or manifested by some physical reaction.
For instance, say you are allergic to strawberries and you eat them. It is the originator of the seminal twelvestep method widely used to treat addictions that range from alcoholism, heroin, meth and marijuana addiction, as well as overeating, sex. We determined from the first part of the big book that we are powerless. 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. The twelve steps of narcotics anonymous, as adapted from. The big book mentions that the 12 promises are being fulfilled among us sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. 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. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. Popular 12 steps books meet your next favorite book. Our big book step instructions booklet is published below for public use and printing adobe acrobat pdf. Like every piece of na literature, this was written by addicts for addicts. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here.
They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future.
This site has been built and maintained to support anyone in recovery. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. This sounds like a big order, and we cant do it all at once. South floridas own big book george takes you through the 12 steps of alcohoics anonymous. In the process, the period for taking the steps was expanded and modified from 4 weeks to somewhere in between 12 and 16 weeks. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. Big book study guide pdf joe and charlie big book study zipmp3 12 step.
The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. Alcoholics anonymous by alcoholics anonymous, twelve steps and twelve traditions by alcoholics anonymous, breathing underwater. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Shop all available double aa book covers for aa big book and 12 steps and 12 traditions together. Playing semantics with the 12 steps short form here. The name, narcotics anonymous, is not meant to imply a focus on any particular drug.