Showing posts with label Bill W.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill W.. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Perils, Pitfalls & Promise of the "Twelve & Twelve"

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A.A. Co-Founder, Bill W. In a letter dated October 5, 1953, A.A. co-founder and author, Bill W., wrote of the expectations he had for t...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Higher Consciousness, the Perennial Philosophy, and the Divine Ground of Being

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It was the writer and pioneering New Age philosopher, Aldous Huxley , who called Bill W. "the greatest social architect of the twentie...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Two Different Paths

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"More sobriety brought about by the admission of alcoholism and by attendance at a few meetings is very good indeed, but it is bou...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The "Missing Piece"

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Dr. William D Silkworth (1873-1951) Recently, when re-reading The Doctor's Opinion in the 'Big Book' of  Alcoholics Anonymo...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Reflections on A.A.'s Early History: The Cental Role of Meditation

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In a 1958 lecture delivered to the New York City Medical Society on Alcoholism (contained in the "Three Talks to Medical Societies ...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Alcoholics Anonymous and Psychology: Looking Back at A.A. History

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"You see, Alcohol in Latin is "spiritus" and you use the same word for the highest religious experience as well as for the mo...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Stealing a Little Vicarious Pleasure

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"In our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism which proposes to shield the sick man from temptation is doomed to failure. If the al...
Friday, July 15, 2011

Dealing with Fear: "Face Everything and Avoid Nothing"

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"(Fear) was an evil, corroding thread; the fabric or our existence was shot through with it." -- Alcoholics Anonymous , p. 67 -- ...
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Carl Jung: On the Benefit of Self-Examination

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In explaining the nature and necessity of the spiritual (or religious) experience that he saw as requisite for the successful treatment of a...
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Going Broke on Spiritual Pride

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Bill W. was the recipient of a sudden and tremendous spiritual awakening. It is attested to by his work with Dr. Bob and the millions of ind...
Monday, May 23, 2011

The Jung-Wilson Correspondence

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Bill Wilson (1895-1971) Shortly before the latter's death, Bill W. wrote to Carl Jung , thanking the great psychologist for his larg...
Saturday, May 21, 2011

Religion and Spirituality

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Very often, and rightly so, we hear that A.A. is a spiritual, not religious , program. Yet at the same time we read in the 'Big Book...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

On Spiritual Awakening and Recovery from Alcoholic Addiction

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My spiritual awakening was electrically sudden and absolutely convincing," Bill W. wrote. "At once I became a part - if only a li...