Our area has meetings in chapel hill, carrboro, hillsborough, mebane, and pittsboro nc. This book became a blueprint for recovery from alcoholism that has been followed successfully for nearly 80 years and something of a publishing phenomenon. Primary purpose we are a group of alcoholics and drug addicts in memphis, tn that have taken the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. But i had a bad feeling with this one and i kinda feel that instinct was correct. Each group has but one primary purposeto carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a. And, bottom line, what does it have to do with our primary purpose. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. So, to all the present and past members of this group goes thanks for their interest and participation. On my fourth sober aa day, i was sitting alone in one of our musty old meeting rooms, very sad and very broke.
Primary purpose statement card alcoholics anonymous. This created a thirst for an even greater knowledge of the vital information contained in the big book. Big book awakening bb study guide i just got it a couple weeks ago and have started modifying my new bb i bought the study version of the bb its the first 164 on the left page with lines on the right for notes. The second edition 1955 consisted of 1,150,000 copies. 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 purpose of this study guide is to point out what the author has found in that basic text.
The book is published by alcoholics anonymous world services. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. The primary purpose group big book study a study of the. Those who go by the book, as i try to do, believe that every word is to be taken seriously, that every single verb, noun, or adjective was providentially inspired, and therefore not one of them should be bypassed. Study the big book, where it is explained how the first hundred pioneers did. We are not telling them about the big book and how very important that book is to our long term sobriety. For this piece, i am only going to use the big book as my source. The mission of the alcoholics anonymous general service office archives is to document permanently the work of alcoholics anonymous, to make the history of the organization accessible to a. Our hope is that all those who have as yet found no answer may begin to find one in the pages of our book and will presently join us on the high road to a new freedom. Before that it is impossible to understand what aa is all about. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authoritya loving god as he may express himself in our group conscience. It was written by the theneditor, who borrowed much of the phrasing from the foreword to the original edition of the big book, alcoholics anonymous.
I am not putting all primary purpose groups in the same boat as clancy. Guidance the 12 steps, 12 traditions, and the 12 concepts for world service have been adopted as ppgs guiding principles. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in rhode. They usually do, nevertheless, contain information from the big book alcoholics anonymous and other conference approved literature owned and published by alcoholics anonymous. The primary purpose group big book study a study of the basic text of alcoholics anonymous r. We are not telling them about our traditions and how very important they are to the individual groups and to alcoholics anonymous as a whole. The only requirement for aa membership is a desire to stop drinking. Our primary purpose personal stories alcoholics anonymous.
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the. Its theme was our primary purpose and committee four was asked to consider the needs of the disabled to participate fully in our service structure. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. I know what you are talking about, but primary purpose is a general term. Zoom meetings see link below for alanon how it works. Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with the a. Each alcoholics anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose that of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. And, in my opinion just as important, it states our primary purpose. These are general descriptions of the various meetings. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. Sep 12, 20 our written materials are not official aa literature. Background information the preamble was introduced in the june 1947 issue of the aa grapevine magazine.
Our primary purposebig book study alcoholics anonymous. If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading. Welcome to the our primary purpose area of narcotics anonymous. I am always amused how often alcoholics, frequently sober for many years, are unaware of the actual title of the book they are living their life in accordance with. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our aa meetings via zoom at 7. The primary purpose of this site is to carry the message contained within the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This website is intended to provide information regarding the homegroups, fellowship, and area service committee in orange and north chatham counties in north carolina. Experience the big book is a guided, detailed study of the aa big book and 12 steps, by dr. Any outside link on the foregoing meeting pages is intended solely for the purpose of assisting those who are seeking directions to meetings.
He said, in essence, we are no longer showing the newcomer that we have a solution for alcoholism. This study format is currently being used worldwide, as the basic text for big book sponsorship. 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 our affairs. The big book is the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. As an aa group, our primary purpose is to carry the message of the big book to others, and to help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. The misinformation about alcoholics anonymous and sobriety by. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Las vegas district 7 our primary purpose is to stay. We have no right to save our own skin at another persons ex pense.
The primary purpose group is a fellowship of men and women who meet weekly to study our basic text, the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Fort lauderdale primary purpose big book study group. These two descriptions describe the core of alcoholism in my experience. If you are interested in what you have to do in order to have those results produced by aa, be aware that is this is the purpose of the aa big book. We have the big book, and the twelve and twelve, as our primary texts, that have the message that we are supposed to be carrying to the new comers. The primary purpose group big green bay area aa home. We have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body by taking the twelve steps as outlined in the book alcoholics anonymous. This site is not endorsed by alcoholics anonymous world services, nor does it. We study the big book of alcoholics anonymous every tuesday night, come join us. Purpose in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Many good descriptions of the disease are used by a. Other interpretations may have equal or better value and usefulness to individual readers.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. View by list a brief guide to alcoholics anonymous a. It may be one of our own family, but we can not disclose anything to our wives or our parents which will hurt them and make them unhappy. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. The primary purpose area of narcotics anonymous is not affiliated with any meeting facility, or link directed outside of this website. In order to help us stay focussed as we study the big book, we use the big book study guide prepared by joe and charlie and crusty cliff of the dallas primary purpose group.
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 must be ever vigilant to maintain the purity of our message, if aa is ever destroyed, it will be from within. I know of at least three major illinois cities with pacific group aka california big book. Service committees treatment committees primary purpose statement card. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. This desire gave birth to the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous of dallas, texas, in january, 1988. Primary in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Each member of alcoholics anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. The correctional facilities aa group handbook alcoholics.
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous. There have been numerous reprints and revisions, in addition to translations into dozens of languages. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. I only aim to provide accurate information about the programs principles. Perhaps our doctor or psychologist will be the person. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous.
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. What we know of course is that the big book was bill wilsons baby its a collection of his opinions and beliefs at 34 years sober. The big book was originally published in 1939 by aa founders bill w. Bb, big book, the book alcoholic anonymous the big book is the text for these. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One of the many myths that i was taught about the big book is that its the collective workwords of the original 100 members of aa.