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# AA Agnostica

A space for AA agnostics, atheists and freethinkers worldwide

## Posts

- [Top 12 Benefits of Living Sober](https://aaagnostica.org/top-12-benefits-of-living-sober/) - The top twelve benefits of living sober.
- [Rebuilding from Within: The Role of Physical Fitness in Addiction Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/rebuilding-from-within-the-role-of-physical-fitness-in-addiction-recovery/) - By Ryan R. When addiction loosens its grip and the process of recovery begins, the journey to wellness doesn’t stop at abstaining from substances—it evolves into a complete reimagining of one’s health and habits. Recovery isn’t just a physical detox; it’s a deeply emotional, mental, and behavioral rebirth that requires sustainable, life-affirming routines. Among the
- [Reclaiming Fulfillment: Strategies for Building Life During Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/reclaiming-fulfillment-strategies-for-building-life-during-recovery/) - By Ryan R. Recovery is not just about avoiding the old patterns. It is about building a life that feels worth staying for. When someone chooses to step into recovery, they are choosing to rewrite the script entirely. That decision is courageous. But what comes next is not always clear. Fulfillment in recovery is not
- [Recognizing 15 Years of Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/recognizing-15-years-of-sobriety/) - David celebrated 15 years of sobriety from alcohol on August 22, 2020.
- [Acknowledge Your Reality](https://aaagnostica.org/acknowledge-your-reality/) - Many of us have integrated an understanding of radical acceptance as part of our recovery.
- [It’s Not You, It’s Them: How Zealots Threaten Your Safety](https://aaagnostica.org/its-not-you-its-them-how-zealots-threaten-your-safety/) - What happens when vulnerable people are told they must believe in a God, or else? It damages them.
- [Trauma and Addiction are Indisputably Linked](https://aaagnostica.org/trauma-and-addiction-are-indisputably-linked/) - There is not a single person with addiction who set out to be that way, thus the connection between trauma and addiction.
- [The Magical Mystery Cure (is coming to take you away)](https://aaagnostica.org/the-magical-mystery-cure-is-coming-to-take-you-away/) - A look at some of AA's other religious predecessors, other than the Oxford Group.
- [Mindfulness and the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/mindfulness-and-the-12-steps/) - Buddhist practice and thought have much in common with the 12 Step recovery program of AA.
- [The Role of Choice in Addiction and Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/the-role-of-choice-in-addiction-and-recovery/) - The human capacity for choice plays an important role in recovery from addiction for most of us.
- [A 12 Step Agnostic](https://aaagnostica.org/a-12-step-agnostic/) - I am now comfortable relating to the 12 steps of AA from a mainly humanistic and agnostic viewpoint.
- [The Opposite of Addiction - Connection](https://aaagnostica.org/the-opposite-of-addiction-connection/) - It’s of vital importance that AA offer inclusivity, acceptance of difference, love and support to all its members.
- [The Therapeutic Value of the Group](https://aaagnostica.org/the-therapeutic-value-of-the-group/) - The Alcoholics Anonymous group is a fundamental “mechanism of change” in terms of recovery from alcoholism.
- [Practising Virtue and 12 Step Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/practising-virtue-and-12-step-recovery/) - Practicing virtue, a quality of character, as Aristotle understood it, is an essential part of the 12 Steps.
- [Drop the Mask: The Freedom of Living an Authentic Life](https://aaagnostica.org/drop-the-mask-the-freedom-of-living-an-authentic-life/) - Addiction is a mask. We wear it because we can't - or simply don't want to - deal with day-to-day existence.
- [Agnostics and the AA Program](https://aaagnostica.org/agnostics-and-the-aa-program/) - We Agnostics need acceptance that will allow us to feel fully like members of AA.
- [Questions & Answers - AA Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/questions-answers-aa-agnostica/) - The growth of our secular movement has already had an impact on mainstream AA. So: let’s keep it up!
- [I’ve Been Sober a Long Time - Now What?](https://aaagnostica.org/ive-been-sober-a-long-time-now-what/) - Self-care is no longer a theory. “Someday” is NOW, that elusive here-and-now that I read about and glimpse from time to time.
- [The Lord's Prayer and the Law](https://aaagnostica.org/the-lords-prayer-and-the-law/) - How judicial bodies have dealt with the Lord's Prayer and the implications for it use at AA meetings.
- [The Courts, AA and Religion](https://aaagnostica.org/the-courts-aa-and-religion/) - US Courts rule that AA meetings and literature are religious.
- [Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention](https://aaagnostica.org/mindfulness-based-relapse-prevention/) - A new wave of research on meditation shows that mindfulness-based treatments can effectively treat addiction.
- [Tradition Two: A Flaw in AA Service Structure?](https://aaagnostica.org/tradition-two-a-flaw-in-aa-service-structure/) - AA is perhaps substantially flawed due to a doctrinaire interpretation of "reliance on God" in the Second Tradition.
- [The Last Post](https://aaagnostica.org/the-last-post/) - After five years on the Internet, and 360 articles, this is the last article to be posted on AA Agnostica.
- [The Spirit of Rotation](https://aaagnostica.org/time-for-a-change/) - Positive change: Original articles posted on AA Agnostica on Sundays will now be posted on AA Beyond Belief.
- [Atheists in AA - How it Works](https://aaagnostica.org/atheists-in-aa-how-it-works/) - In AA we are bound together in the kinship of a universal suffering. The liberty to practice any creed or therapy should be a priority.
- [Ten Years Old!](https://aaagnostica.org/ten-years-old/) - AA Agnostica was launched a decade ago!
- [Daily Reflections](https://aaagnostica.org/daily-reflections-2/) - by bob k. January 11 The spirituality of imperfection begins with the recognition that trying to be perfect is the most tragic human mistake. The Spirituality of Imperfection, Kurtz & Ketcham, p. 5 The authors elaborate on this idea and, in doing so, get to the core of Alcoholics Anonymous. “In direct contradiction of the
- [Secular People in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-people-in-aa/) - Anyone with a desire to stop drinking is welcome at an AA meeting.
- [Sticking With It](https://aaagnostica.org/sticking-with-it/) - Stephanie and her song about her road to recovery.By Stephanie S. I was not a "one hit wonder", the term used for those who stop drinking after their first AA meeting. My road to recovery was more aptly summed up by the expression, "If at first you don’t succeed, try try again". My drinking became problematic only in my late 40’s. Up until
- [Anonymity and Recovery Advocacy](https://aaagnostica.org/anonymity-and-recovery-advocacy/) - There are over twenty million Americans and two million Canadians in recovery.
- [An Agnostic's AA Journey](https://aaagnostica.org/an-agnostics-aa-journey/) - By Mikey B. I thought that having to go to AA was a bad thing; it turned out to be the best thing to happen in my life. It was an important turning point. I also thought that the Covid19 pandemic was a bad thing, but because of it, many AA meetings decided to go
- [Why Critique the Big Book?](https://aaagnostica.org/why-critique-the-big-book/) - “Why Critique the Big Book?” Because I love Alcoholics Anonymous and I want it to survive and grow stronger in service to more alcoholics.
- [The Very Last Post on AA Agnostica - More Than 14 1/2 Years Old!](https://aaagnostica.org/the-very-last-post-on-aa-agnostica-more-than-14-1-2-years-old/) - By Roger C. This is the last article to be published on AA Agnostica. The website will remain online and accessible to all - we have now had five million viewers! - but there will be no new articles. I launched the website in June of 2012. Why did I do that? Well, at that
- [The Proactive Twelve Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/the-proactive-twelve-steps/) - A book with a secular and proactive approach to the 12 Step program.
- [A Report on the Survey - The 2020 International AA Convention](https://aaagnostica.org/a-report-on-the-survey-the-2020-international-aa-convention/) - Results of a survey on the upcoming 85th AA International Convention to be held in Detroit from July 2 through July 5, 2020.
- [4 Ways Atheists and Agnostics Recover](https://aaagnostica.org/4-ways-atheists-and-agnostics-recover/) - Atheists and agnostics recover just like people who identify as spiritual or religious, by whichever recovery path works best for them.
- [Letting others know about us](https://aaagnostica.org/letting-others-know-about-us/) - We are not trying to change AA. We are making AA more inclusive. The only requirement is a desire to stop drinking.
- [The Anatomy of a Blackout](https://aaagnostica.org/the-anatomy-of-a-blackout/) - Coming out of a alcoholic blackout or waking up the next morning has got to be the worst feeling in the world.
- [All Paths to Recovery are Cause for Celebration](https://aaagnostica.org/all-paths-to-recovery-are-cause-for-celebration/) - William White, a respected researcher and writer, lays out some of what we have learned about addiction and recovery.
- [FAVOR Canada](https://aaagnostica.org/favor-canada/) - Faces and Voices of Recovery in Canada, a national addiction recovery advocacy organization.
- [A History of Agnostics in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/a-history-of-agnostics-in-aa/) - This article was originally posted on AA Agnostica on April 13th, 2017 By Robin R. A History of Agnostics in AA is a timely book that should be read by all AA members, nonbelievers and believers. It accurately portrays the experience and the history of agnostics within the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. The book begins
- [When Thinking Becomes Resistance](https://aaagnostica.org/when-thinking-becomes-resistance/) - By Bradley A. Stop filtering advice and start listening When I first encountered Step Three – “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over…” – I assumed it didn’t apply to me. I had no belief in any sort of god or supernatural being, and I had no intention of developing one.
- [They Built Me](https://aaagnostica.org/they-built-me/) - By Mary M. I’m coming up on 40 years of sobriety in a few months. Every day of which I can never take for granted. I was broken in every conceivable way when I arrived through the doors the old fashioned way. A call to the AA office in Toronto. Sober a whole day and
- [Learning to Live Again](https://aaagnostica.org/learning-to-live-again/) - Recovery after survival By Bradley A. When I stopped drinking, I assumed the hardest part was over. It wasn’t. Sobriety did not automatically produce a meaningful life. In fact, it removed the anesthetic that had allowed me to function despite depression, anxiety, and unresolved pain. Without alcohol, everything felt sharper – not clearer, just more
- [John Mahaffy](https://aaagnostica.org/john-mahaffy/) - The picture above is of John Mahaffy with his wife Dianne Piaskoski. A long time friend of mine, John Mahaffy, born on March 12th 1953, died at the age of 72 on January 22nd 2026. John wrote seven articles that were posted on AA Agnostica. The last one, Why Tell Our Story?, was published last
- [Surrender Without God](https://aaagnostica.org/surrender-without-god/) - Steps Three Through Five in a Secular Life By Bradley A. When I first entered recovery, I thought that I understood Step 3 just fine. The traditional wording asks us to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him. As an atheist, I simply redacted god and
- [The Transformation of My Alcoholic Craving](https://aaagnostica.org/the-transformation-of-my-alcoholic-craving/) - My Sick and Twisted Alcoholic Mind By Josh P. “I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends” The Beatles, With A Little Help From My Friends I entered recovery over two years ago when I was semi-forced into a treatment facility: 10/10/23. The beginning of the end of my alcoholic insanity. I remember
- [Is Alcoholism a Mental Disease?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-alcoholism-a-mental-disease/) - By Andy F “Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering” Carl Gustav Jung What is a mental illness? Before we tackle the question of whether or not alcoholism qualifies as a mental illness, it may be helpful to explore what a mental illness is. Let’s see how artificial intelligence defines the term ‘mental illness.’
- [The Path That Breathes](https://aaagnostica.org/the-path-that-breathes/) - A secular reflection on higher power, spirit, and recovery By Bradley A. For most of my life, I believed I could solve any problem. I was a planner, an explainer, a rationalizer. If something was broken, I would analyze it, reframe it, push harder, or talk my way around it. I believed competence meant control.
- [AA, the courts, and religion](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-the-courts-and-religion/) - By Andy F. An eye-opening encounter Anyone who is familiar with my blogs will know that they are all about my experiences as an agnostic alcoholic in AA. Whenever I publish an article on my website, I also share it across various AA Facebook groups I belong to. Some people appreciate them, others don’t. That’s
- [Recovery as Intentional Change](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-as-intentional-change/) - By Darcy B. A practical framework for change Over time, I’ve simplified my understanding of recovery to two essentials: abstinence and change. Abstinence is easy to define. It simply means not using. Change is less straightforward and can take many forms, depending on the framework you adopt. In Alcoholics Anonymous, steps four through twelve are intended
- [Freethinkers Article](https://aaagnostica.org/freethinkers-article/) - By Jabu K. Though at the time I was drinking myself to death every day, I can still remember vividly that the month was September. As usual, I had woken up in the morning to go to my favourite shebeen (A drinking house). After a few hours of drinking, unlike other days, I could sense
- [Crossing the Threshold: Recovery as a Modern Rite of Passage](https://aaagnostica.org/crossing-the-threshold-recovery-as-a-modern-rite-of-passage/) - By Patrick L. Pellett In the language of anthropology, recovery is not an invention. It is a remembering. Long before there were Twelve Steps or meeting halls, human communities practiced a pattern that repeats across cultures and centuries: separation, transition, and return. These three stages, first outlined by Arnold van Gennep in The Rites of
- [Belief in Recovery…](https://aaagnostica.org/belief-in-recovery/) - By Darcy B. Alcoholics Anonymous and its 12-Step approach place significant emphasis on belief in a power greater than oneself locating the source of recovery outside the individual. I take a different view. I believe the power to recover resides within us. During active addiction, that capacity is often buried, obscured, or inaccessible, and recovery
- [Now I Understand AA (Thoughts of an Agnostic at Year 35)](https://aaagnostica.org/now-i-understand-aa-thoughts-of-an-agnostic-at-year-35/) - By Bruce Q. I have been active in Alcoholics Anonymous - and sober - for thirty-five years. I have also been a card-carrying agnostic the entire time. These two facts have never been in conflict for me, though AA culture sometimes assumes they could be. I didn’t come to AA confused about whether I had
- [Honesty and Recovery…](https://aaagnostica.org/honesty-and-recovery/) - By Darcy B. I attended a meeting yesterday and the topic was “honesty”. I was given the opportunity to share, and I thought it would be good to put my thoughts on the topic into words for others to think about. The words presented here are just my thoughts on the topic and your opinions
- [Christmas Presents: Books!](https://aaagnostica.org/christmas-presents-books/) - Hi folks, Books – good ones – are excellent Christmas presents. You can buy some now for your family members or friends. Most will be delivered before December 25th and even though some may not, they are still a truly wonderful Christmas gift. We have listed and described a number of books (twenty) here on
- [Is AA a Religion?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-aa-a-religion/) - By Andy F. The stigma of religiosity Over the years, the question of whether AA is a religious organization has always been controversial and contentious. To many lay people who are not members, it has gained a reputation for being a religion. Some of the more extreme opinions even tend toward the idea that AA
- [AA’s Tyranny of (Other People’s) Experience](https://aaagnostica.org/aas-tyranny-of-other-peoples-experience/) - By Kurt R. Suppose someone close to you passes away and you’re sad. A few days later you hear their voice, plain as day. You look around but the room is empty. You henceforth tell the story, “I’ve experienced things that lead me to know that death is not the end.” You’ve had a lifelong
- [Websites and the Growth of Secular AA](https://aaagnostica.org/websites-and-the-growth-of-secular-aa-2/) - This article by Bob K was originally published on June 6, 2021. Sadly Bob died on August 12th of this year. by bob k On May 31, 2011, Alcoholics Anonymous was dramatically altered, both in Toronto, Ontario and far beyond. In the short run, the changes produced were precisely as they had been intended to
- [Fellowship not Faith](https://aaagnostica.org/fellowship-not-faith/) - By Mick S. In September of 2024 I had an article printed here entitled AA Then and Now which told the story of my Australian experiences in AA starting with my introduction to AA in 1966 and my subsequent 10 years of sobriety. I told of my return to drinking for many years culminating in
- [I No Longer Rebel - Not Even Against God](https://aaagnostica.org/i-no-longer-rebel-not-even-against-god/) - Hi, everyone! My name is Sándor, and I am an alcoholic from Pécs, Hungary, Europe. The last time I drank alcohol was on November 2, 2009. So it will soon be 16 years. I go to AA and work on the program. Great things have happened to me over the years. In early 2024, I
- [A Woman’s Way Through The Twelve Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/a-womans-way-through-the-twelve-steps-2/) - There is now a new edition of this book published on January 23, 2024. Of course it is available on Amazon. A picture of the new edition is attached. This article was originally published on AA Agnostica on July 8th, 2012. Reviewed by Linda R. A Woman’s Way Through The Twelve Steps was published in
- [One Year Old!](https://aaagnostica.org/one-year-old/) - The AA Toronto Agnostics website is now one year old, and strives to be a voice for agnostics, atheists and freethinkers in AA worldwide.
- [The Responsibility Declaration](https://aaagnostica.org/the-responsibility-declaration-2/) - This was the very first article written by me and published on AA Agnostica! It was published when I first launched AA Agnostica 14 years ago, on July 3rd, 2011. Please consider writing an article for AA Agnostica. You can send it to me at aaagnostica@gmail.com. I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I
- [Is God Fact or Fiction?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-god-fact-or-fiction/) - I originally published this article on March 31, 2023. I have edited it a little bit. I hope you like it and I look forward to comments about this article... Oh, and by the way, please consider writing an article for AA Agnostica. That would be great! And you can send it to me at
- [Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (SOAAR) 2025](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-ontario-alcoholics-anonymous-roundup-soaar-2025/) - By Michel D. Chair, 2025 This year’s Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (SOAAR) in Ottawa was the fourth biennial event in a series that began in Toronto, followed by Hamilton and Kingston. The event was held on September 27 at the Lord Elgin Hotel, drawing AA members from across Ontario, Quebec and the USA for
- [How I Earned My Seat](https://aaagnostica.org/how-i-earned-my-seat/) - By Eddie Cohen It was the best of times that inevitably would become the worst of times. By now, the Hippie movement of tuning in, turning on and dropping out was pretty much behind me, but ahead, there was still plenty of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll to be conquered. It was the late
- [Agnostic 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/agnostic-12-steps/) - By Andy F. A meeting in a rehab Every Friday, at 11 am, I would make the journey with a couple of buddies to a nearby drug and alcohol rehab. As a 12-step facility, we were invited to host a weekly AA meeting for clients undergoing treatment. It was a truly special event to be
- [AA Public Information: "Let it Begin with Me"](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-public-information-let-it-begin-with-me/) - Outreach is an important way of letting the community know about Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Nine Years Old!](https://aaagnostica.org/nine-years-old/) - AA Agnostica is now nine years old!
- [Dr Wilson and Mr Hide](https://aaagnostica.org/dr-wilson-and-mr-hide/) - Bill Wilson got disenchanted with AA quite early. But since everyone had put him up on a pedestal, he had to play the part.
- [Logical Fallacies of the Big Book](https://aaagnostica.org/logical-fallacies-of-the-big-book/) - This article is an in-depth critique of the Big Book's logical fallacies.
- [Do Tell! and One Big Tent – Two Books of Stories by AA Atheists](https://aaagnostica.org/do-tell-and-one-big-tent-two-books-of-stories-by-aa-atheists/) - Do Tell! and One Big Tent - stories by atheists in AA - and how they are related to each other and to the secular movement within AA.
- [life-j](https://aaagnostica.org/life-j/) - Our dear friend life-j passed away last month, on December 14.
- [Wounded Warriors](https://aaagnostica.org/wounded-warriors/) - A review of the book, Wounded Warriors - A Time for Healing, about native people in recovery from alcoholism.
- [One Big Tent](https://aaagnostica.org/one-big-tent/) - The latest AA Grapevine book: One Big Tent, Atheist and agnostic AA members share their experience, strength and hope.
- [The Purpose of AA Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/the-purpose-of-aa-agnostica/) - The goal of AA Agnostica is to provide a voice for atheists, agnostics and freethinkers and to work for our inclusion in AA.
- [Open-Minded](https://aaagnostica.org/open-minded/) - I never made a secret of being an agnostic, or perhaps an atheist.
- [Standing on the shoulders of giants?](https://aaagnostica.org/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/) - AA provides us with a a major part of what we need to remain clean and sober – each other.
- [Is The Lord’s Prayer Exclusive?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-the-lords-prayer-exclusive/) - The Lord's Prayer is a direct quote of Jesus Christ in both the gospels of Mathew and Luke in the New Testament.
- [No Grapevine Book for Atheists in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/no-grapevine-book-for-atheists-in-aa/) - The AA Grapevine has officially denied hundreds of requests to publish a book for atheists and agnostics in AA.
- [Listening for the Reality](https://aaagnostica.org/listening-for-the-reality/) - I look for the principle of each Step, reword it in nonreligious terms and use that as a guide for living.
- [Three years old!](https://aaagnostica.org/three-years-old/) - The keyword that jumps to mind to describe AA Agnostica over the past twelve months is “growth.”
- [And when we were wrong...](https://aaagnostica.org/and-when-we-were-wrong/) - There are many ways to get sober in AA without religion and we should promptly admit it.
- [Is the AA Program a Procrustean Bed?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-the-aa-program-a-procrustean-bed/) - Procrustes cut people to fit his bed. AA does much the same forcing people to accepts a "God as we understood Him."
- [A Lesson for AA from our Betters](https://aaagnostica.org/a-lesson-for-aa-from-our-betters/) - Girl Scouts have shown Alcoholics Anonymous how to deal with the word "God" in the 12 Steps.
- [Christmas Gifts: Books!](https://aaagnostica.org/christmas-gifts-books/) - Hi folks, Books - good ones - are excellent Christmas presents. You can buy some now for your family members or friends. Most will be delivered before December 25th and even though some may not, they are still a truly wonderful Christmas gift. We have listed and described a number of books (eighteen) here on
- [Motions to Welcome Agnostic AA Groups](https://aaagnostica.org/motions-to-welcome-agnostic-aa-groups/) - Motions to reverse the delisting of secular AA groups by area Intergroups and to "welcome them with open arms".
- [The International Convention of AA](https://aaagnostica.org/the-international-convention-of-aa/) - By Joe C. “The Language of the Heart.” This is our theme in Vancouver for this iteration of the International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous, July 3rd to 6th, 2025. As this article is posted, it’s not too late to attend. So far, 40,000 have registered for the quinquennial International Convention. Guestimates climb to 50,000 AAs,
- [An AA Pamphlet for Agnostics – The 1980s](https://aaagnostica.org/an-aa-pamphlet-for-agnostics-the-1980s/) - In the 1980s efforts to produce a pamphlet for atheists in AA were considered but rejected - again.
- [AA Agnostica and the Varieties of AA Experience](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-agnostica-and-the-varieties-of-aa-experience/) - In short, will AA be able to find ways to embrace agnostics and atheists within the fellowship - or not?
- [The Road to Santa Monica](https://aaagnostica.org/the-road-to-santa-monica/) - The convention marks a new beginning, a new unity, a new determination to live and let live within AA.
- [Sober for Fifteen Years](https://aaagnostica.org/sober-for-fifteen-years/) - By Roger C. I recently celebrated being sober for fifteen years! I drank for forty years, from the age of twenty to the age of sixty. And that was awful. It ruined a marriage that ultimately ended in a divorce. I drank most every day and had the occasional blackout. And towards the end of
- [Remembering Bob K.](https://aaagnostica.org/remembering-bob-k/) - Bob K. died on August 12th. He had been my friend for many, many years. He was also a recovered alcoholic who had quit drinking 34 years ago, on October 28th, 1991. He was the author of three books formatted by Chris G. and which I published. Let me mention all three books which are,
- [Against Recovery and Self-Help, Part 2](https://aaagnostica.org/against-recovery-and-self-help-part-2/) - By Chris N. In Against Recovery and Self-Help, Part 1, I argued that alcoholism/addiction is not a disease, and that “treatments” for it that regard it like a disease often neglect the social context of addiction. If addiction is not a moral failing, and not a disease, then what is it? I claim that addiction
- [ICSAA 2024 Essay](https://aaagnostica.org/icsaa-2024-essay/) - By Dale K. This is neither a report nor a review. It’s only my experience attending ICSAA 2024 - International Conference of Secular Alcoholics Anonymous - in Orlando, Florida. Briefly, it was incredible! It started with a road trip which I love. I’ve been doing solitary road trips for years. For me, it’s a great
- [30 Things: Practical Advice for Living Well](https://aaagnostica.org/30-things-practical-advice-for-living-well/) - By Joe C. William Schaberg’s 30 Things: Practical Advice for Living Well is a very different kind of offering from this beloved author. Typically, Schaberg’s writing points a spotlight on some compelling subject outside himself; building his case with primary document research, research that can frequently change our assumptions and our understanding. Writing the Big
- [BC Secular AA Roundup](https://aaagnostica.org/bc-secular-aa-roundup/) - BCSAAR July 13, 2024 British Columbia Secular AA Roundup George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, BC By Geoffrey H. The goal of the upcoming July 13, 2024, “One Big Tent” roundup will be to promote secular principles within AA and to continue to inspire and guide the community towards inclusivity, compassion, and unity with opportunities for
- [Share Magazine](https://aaagnostica.org/share-magazine/) - Share is the official magazine of Alcoholics Anonymous in England and Wales and is published monthly.
- [The Last Post on AA Agnostica -  Eleven Years Old!](https://aaagnostica.org/the-last-post-on-aa-agnostica-eleven-years-old/) - This is the 747th - and very last - article posted on AA Agnostica.
- [TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF LISTENING](https://aaagnostica.org/twenty-five-years-of-listening/) - Life Lessons and Inspiration For All of Life’s Struggles From the Collective Wisdom of People in Recovery
- [Pathways to Recovery and Desistance](https://aaagnostica.org/pathways-to-recovery-and-desistance/) - Recovery is a social movement and a social movement for good.Scientific study from a book about Recovery Pathways: Measurable factors that can improve or impede our outcome rates Review by Joe C. David Best’s Pathways to Recovery and Desistance: The role of the social contagion of hope (2019), as he said in a keynote address at Recovery Capital Conference, New Westminster (Vancouver, Canada) late in
- [Websites and The Growth of Secular AA](https://aaagnostica.org/websites-and-the-growth-of-secular-aa/) - We need a new website and webmaster.
- [Sharing my Ramblings](https://aaagnostica.org/sharing-my-ramblings/) - Part of my “exercise” regime is journaling about my addiction and recovery.
- [Songs about Addiction](https://aaagnostica.org/songs-about-addiction/) - Songs about alcoholism and addiction.
- [Struggling in AA is a Rite of Passage!](https://aaagnostica.org/struggling-in-aa-is-a-rite-of-passage/) - By Caitlin Trombley If you ever struggled with AA as a nonreligious person, you’re not alone! It seems to be the norm for almost all nonreligious folks who walk into AA. For my PhD dissertation, I interviewed 51, predominantly nonreligious, individuals in Alcoholics Anonymous from all over the place. As individuals told their stories, two
- [AA Is Becoming More Accessible. Is It More Inclusive?](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-is-becoming-more-accessible-is-it-more-inclusive/) - Inclusive for all in AA is made more arduous by clinging to archaic literature.
- [How One Secular AA Group Got Started](https://aaagnostica.org/how-one-secular-aa-group-got-started/) - By Jason W. When I attended my first AA meeting in 1987 in an attempt to lessen the consequences of my 2nd DUI I was shocked at all the “god stuff”. It was on the walls, the meeting started with a prayer and ended with a Christian prayer, and most of the people who spoke
- [The Science of Addiction and Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/the-science-of-addiction-and-recovery/) - Substance use disorder is primarily emotional and, as the use increases, it leads directly to physical dependency.
- [Alcohol: A Hidden Epidemic?](https://aaagnostica.org/alcohol-a-hidden-epidemic/) - The ritualized use of alcohol is so infused into the cultural water in which we all swim that we fail to see it.
- [Acceptance?](https://aaagnostica.org/acceptance-2/) - Acceptance, designed to ultimately rely on divine authority, can lead to submissiveness with the potential to dis-empower the individual.
- [Sleight of Hand; Slight on "Real" Inclusivity](https://aaagnostica.org/sleight-of-hand-slight-on-real-inclusivity/) - But there is One who has all power - that One is God. May you find Him now!
- [Young Bill Wilson - Part One](https://aaagnostica.org/young-bill-wilson-part-one/) - This part of the young Bill Wilson tale is a backgrounder that ends with his birth in the "back of a bar."
- [How to Start A Secular AA Meeting - FAQ](https://aaagnostica.org/how-to-start-a-secular-aa-meeting-faq/) - Frequently asked questions - and answers - about how to start a secular AA meeting.
- [Applying Buddhism in Addiction Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/applying-buddhism-in-addiction-recovery/) - For a person suffering from an addiction, Buddhism and its Noble Eightfold Path can serve as a helpful tool.
- [My Path in Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/my-path-in-alcoholics-anonymous-2/) - Chapter 17: My Path in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Privilege Lurks at the Heart of Recovery Movements](https://aaagnostica.org/privilege-lurks-at-the-heart-of-recovery-movements/) - Making statements that “anyone can recover” overlooks the gross inequities that people of color and marginalized communities face.
- [THUMPERTOWN THEATER PRESENTS… Bill and Bob Go to the Library](https://aaagnostica.org/thumpertown-theater-presents-bill-and-bob-go-to-the-library/) - A theatrical presentation: two men seated in a library talking about giving up alcohol.
- ["We're Spiritual, Not Religious." "Oh. Please!!"](https://aaagnostica.org/were-spiritual-not-religious-oh-please/) - Religion is for people who are afraid of going to Hell, while spirituality is for those who have been there.
- [The Underground Railroad](https://aaagnostica.org/the-underground-railroad/) - My father accepted drug addicts in Alcoholics Anonymous. Why fight a battle that's already over?
- [Secularization and AA](https://aaagnostica.org/secularization-and-aa/) - AA demonstrates its fundamentalism by refusing to publish any literature specifically addressed to atheist or agnostic members.
- [Non-Religious Identities and AA Participation](https://aaagnostica.org/non-religious-identities-and-aa-participation/) - Today we have some of the results of a survey posted on AA Agnostica last August in the "God or no God in AA" article.
- [What’s Gender Got To Do With It?](https://aaagnostica.org/whats-gender-got-to-do-with-it/) - Despite having differences in the causes and symptoms of alcoholism, men and women receive the same treatment. Why?
- [Yes, I’ll be Your Sponsor](https://aaagnostica.org/yes-ill-be-your-sponsor/) - Only you can get and keep yourself sober, with the help of other AA people, maybe with professionals, and with other folks in your life.
- [Pacific Northwest Secular AA Conference](https://aaagnostica.org/pacific-northwest-secular-aa-conference/) - We are excited about hosting a regional Secular AA conference on May 16, 2020 in Langley, British Columbia.
- [Why Alcoholics Anonymous Will Soon Be Dead](https://aaagnostica.org/why-alcoholics-anonymous-will-soon-be-dead/) - by Bobby Freaken Beach If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If you’ve been around longer than a few weeks, you’ve probably heard that one a few times, or more than a few. Why do people say that? The simplest answer is they have heard other people say it. Basically, it’s just assumed to be
- [Schaberg's Book on the Big Book - A Few Thoughts](https://aaagnostica.org/schabergs-book-on-the-big-book-a-few-thoughts/) - Schaberg drops a bomb on Bill Wilson's version of the earliest formative stages of what eventually became AA.
- [The Rainbow Group](https://aaagnostica.org/the-rainbow-group/) - In October, some courageous folks held the first ever LGBTQ-friendly AA meeting in the Durham region. It’s called the Rainbow Group.
- [What If We Built It… And No One Came?](https://aaagnostica.org/what-if-we-built-it-and-no-one-came/) - Some of us have followed our inner voices to build user-friendly AA groups for either the atheist-agnostic or the LGBTQ+ communities.
- [Celebrating Ten Years: Canada's Oldest Secular AA Group](https://aaagnostica.org/celebrating-ten-years-canadas-oldest-secular-aa-group/) - We are determined to continue to grow and to be a part of a secular movement within AA which is determined to help anyone, anywhere who reaches out for help.
- [About Being Here](https://aaagnostica.org/about-being-here/) - Sober for 31 years in AA, an atheist who identifies with the downtrodden, a survivor of childhood abuse, life-j is eminently qualified to write this book. 
- [Staying Sober Without God: Three Years Later](https://aaagnostica.org/staying-sober-without-god-three-years-later/) - The world of secular recovery continues to grow.
- [The Little Book – Second Edition](https://aaagnostica.org/the-little-book-second-edition/) - The Little Book is a celebration of the many ways people are today adapting and interpreting the original 12 Steps.
- [Staying Sober Without God - Practical Step Six](https://aaagnostica.org/staying-sober-without-god-practical-step-six/) - Made a list of our unhealthy character traits.
- [Why are 12-Step Fellowships so God Centric?](https://aaagnostica.org/why-are-12-step-fellowships-so-god-centric/) - Most 12 Step programs preach from the same Big Book with instruction to give yourself over to god.
- [Staying Sober Without God – Practical Step Three](https://aaagnostica.org/staying-sober-without-god-practical-step-three/) - Committed to a lifestyle of recovery, focusing only on what we could control.
- [Staying Sober Without God - Practical Step One](https://aaagnostica.org/staying-sober-without-god-practical-step-one/) - Admitted we were caught in a self-destructive cycle and currently lacked the tools to stop it.
- [Staying Sober Without God - Practical Step Eleven](https://aaagnostica.org/staying-sober-without-god-practical-step-eleven/) - Practical Version: We started meditating.
- [One Alcoholic Helping Another](https://aaagnostica.org/one-alcoholic-helping-another/) - My relationship with another alcoholic, my sponsor, helped me to begin the process of dissolving my fear and transforming it into hope.
- [John’s Recovery: Step Three](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-three/) - My Step 3: Made a commitment to seek, seriously consider, and when appropriate, act upon suggestions from others who were committed to living a sober lifestyle.
- [An Inspiring SOAAR](https://aaagnostica.org/an-inspiring-soaar/) - This conference was all inclusive, true to the theme of widening the gateway.
- [Recovering Without God](https://aaagnostica.org/recovering-without-god/) - Recovery is not an event or a finite process; it’s a lifestyle.
- [Staying Sober Without God - What is Addiction?](https://aaagnostica.org/staying-sober-without-god-what-is-addiction/) - Addiction is the experience of not being able to stop using a substance or engaging in a behavior despite a genuine desire to stop.
- [Higher Powers](https://aaagnostica.org/higher-powers/) - Let's simply enjoy the awe and cut the higher power BS.
- [Recovery - What's Buddhism Got To Do With It?](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-whats-buddhism-got-to-do-with-it/) - Buddhist teachings on addiction and recovery.
- [“The Historical Sense” - A Power Greater Than Myself](https://aaagnostica.org/the-historical-sense-a-power-greater-than-myself/) - “The historical sense” allow us to integrate the past into our lives, resulting in a deep, rich, creative engagement with the world.
- [My AA Story](https://aaagnostica.org/my-aa-story/) - When I was introduced to the 12 Steps and Big Book, I noticed both overflowed with God.
- [Recovery Capital Conference of Canada](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-capital-conference-of-canada/) - The Recovery Capital Conference was all about talks and discussions for two days about tested and proven solutions to addiction.
- [Critique of Chapter 8 - To Wives](https://aaagnostica.org/critique-of-chapter-8-to-wives/) - "To Wives" is not simply outdated. It is toxic advice for anyone in a relationship with an alcoholic, and always has been.
- [2018 ICSAA Toronto Conference](https://aaagnostica.org/2018-icsaa-toronto-conference/) - The third biennial conference of Secular AA, with a theme of Inclusion and Diversity, will take place in Toronto from August 24 thru August 26.
- [Secular AA at the 2020 International AA Convention in Detroit](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-aa-at-the-2020-international-aa-convention-in-detroit/) - Do you plan to attend the 85th International Convention to be held in Detroit, MI in July 2020?
- [The 2018 International Conference of Secular AA](https://aaagnostica.org/the-2018-international-conference-of-secular-aa/) - With 268 delegates from around the world, the 2018 Secular AA conference in Toronto was filled with a sense of fellowship and lively debate.
- [Critique of Chapter 5 of the Big Book - How It Works](https://aaagnostica.org/critique-of-chapter-5-of-the-big-book-how-it-works/) - Considering the references to God in “How it Works” it is not a surprise that many consider AA to be religious, and specifically Christian.
- [AA struggles to stay relevant as secular programs gain momentum](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-struggles-to-stay-relevant-as-secular-programs-gain-momentum/) - Let's also acknowledge that a secular multi-lane freeway to sobriety is also becoming a part of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Critique of Chapter 7 – Working with Others](https://aaagnostica.org/critique-of-chapter-7-working-with-others/) - Step Twelve: 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.
- [Parallel Universes: The Story of Rebirth](https://aaagnostica.org/parallel-universes-the-story-of-rebirth/) - Parallel Universes: The Story of Rebirth. It's a great story of the recovery of a secular member of AA.
- [Critique of Chapter 5 of the Big Book - Step 4](https://aaagnostica.org/critique-of-chapter-5-of-the-big-book-step-4/) - The Big Book should be shelved and used only as a historical document.
- [Design for Living](https://aaagnostica.org/design-for-living/) - Design for Living: Daily Meditations on the 12 Steps of A.A. for Atheists and Agnostics
- [AA Before There Was AA](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-before-there-was-aa/) - by bob k. William L. White, author of Slaying The Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America, published a memoir in 2017. In Recovery Rising, the treatment professional and addiction historian discusses the idea of the “wounded healer.” “One of the foundational concepts within the history of recovery support is that of
- [Personal Privacy and Public Recovery Advocacy](https://aaagnostica.org/personal-privacy-and-public-recovery-advocacy/) - People in recovery face discriminatory barriers in housing, employment, education, health care...
- [Recovery Spirituality](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-spirituality/) - Recovery Spirituality explores the varieties of spiritual experience within AA, with particular emphasis on "secular spirituality" within AA.
- [Recovery Is Contagious](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-is-contagious/) - A celebration of the contagiousness of recovery and the fulfilled promises recovery has brought into our lives.
- [Recovery Pathways are not always a Pathway](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-pathways-are-not-always-a-pathway/) - Recovery experiences are patchworks, mandalas, or mosaics in that they often combine unusual and even contradictory elements.
- [The Karma of Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/the-karma-of-recovery/) - Recovery pathways are also pathways of reconciliation.
- [Life in Recovery from Addiction in Canada](https://aaagnostica.org/life-in-recovery-from-addiction-in-canada/) - The report provides a wealth of information about the experiences of individuals in recovery in Canada.
- [A Pamphlet for AA Agnostics?](https://aaagnostica.org/a-pamphlet-for-aa-agnostics/) - Alcoholics Anonymous in Great Britain is seeking stories by agnostics and atheists for a new AA pamphlet.
- [Chapter 15: Austin Convention](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-15-austin-convention/) - The Austin convention was a great success with engaging panels and workshops, with talks on a very wide variety of AA topics.
- [Chapter 12: Literature for We Agnostics](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-12-literature-for-we-agnostics/) - Storytelling is in fact “the practice and indeed the essential dynamic of AA”. (Ernest Kurtz)
- [A Rewrite of Chapter 4 of the Big Book](https://aaagnostica.org/a-rewrite-of-chapter-4-of-the-big-book/) - Chapter Four in the Big Book is, at best, a condescending charade. It is very insulting.
- [Six Years Old!](https://aaagnostica.org/six-years-old/) - AA Agnostica is six years old! The website for secular members of Alcoholics Anonymous was launched on June 15, 2011.
- [Vancouver Sober Agnostics - 2013-2020](https://aaagnostica.org/vancouver-sober-agnostics-2013-2020/) - We were in the forefront of the struggle to gain acceptance in mainstream AA.
- [The Watering Down of AA](https://aaagnostica.org/the-watering-down-of-aa/) - On any given day, the AA world witnesses a remarkable volume of whining about the watering down of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Psychedelics in Addiction Treatment](https://aaagnostica.org/psychedelics-in-addiction-treatment/) - Still controversial, psychedelic drugs may be the answer for this era’s addiction and depression epidemic.
- [Survey Results - Literature for We Agnostics?](https://aaagnostica.org/survey-results-literature-for-we-agnostics/) - Survey responses to the question: should AA publish "Conference-approved" literature for agnostics and atheists?
- [The Secular AA 2016 Austin Convention](https://aaagnostica.org/the-secular-aa-2016-austin-convention/) - Big it was: over 400 people registered for the convention, including people from countries like Great Britain and Australia.
- [AA Officially Recognizes Atheist and Agnostic Membership in This Month's Grapevine](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-officially-recognizes-atheist-and-agnostic-membership-in-this-months-grapevine/) - In the words of Bill W, "an alcoholic is a member if he says so… we can’t force our beliefs or practices upon him".
- [God on Every Page](https://aaagnostica.org/god-on-every-page/) - As I did the Steps, I came to believe in a higher purpose, not a higher being, to help me change the way I acted.
- [Daily Reprieve: A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics - Review](https://aaagnostica.org/daily-reprieve-a-a-for-atheists-agnostics-review/) - Translating the Big Book into secular language, one day at a time: A review of Daily Reprieve: A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics.
- [Chapter 4: Early History](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-4-early-history/) - The first ever meeting in AA explicitly for nonbelievers was held on January 7, 1975 in a church in Chicago.
- [Atheist nurse wins fight to end mandatory AA meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/atheist-nurse-wins-fight-to-end-mandatory-aa-meetings/) - Six of AA's 12 steps refer to God or a higher power, including one that requires members turn their will and lives "over to the care of God."
- [The Second Secular AA Convention](https://aaagnostica.org/the-second-secular-aa-convention/) - The second international convention for agnostics, atheists and freethinkers in AA will be held in November in Austin, Texas.
- [Changing the 12 Steps of AA](https://aaagnostica.org/changing-the-12-steps-of-aa/) - There is a great deal of controversy about creating alternative and secular versions of the 12 Steps of AA.
- [AA Atheists and Human Rights](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-atheists-and-human-rights/) - GTA Intergroup holds that groups that wish to be part of this intergroup must have a belief in God.
- [Step 5](https://aaagnostica.org/step-5/) - Will talk to another person about our exact nature.
- [The Alternative 12 Steps - Second Edition](https://aaagnostica.org/the-alternative-12-steps-second-edition/) - We learn the universal pattern of life's dance from the 12 Steps. But we choose our own dance our own dance.
- [Step 2](https://aaagnostica.org/step-2/) - Came to believe that spiritual resources can provide power for our restoration and "healing."
- [Step 3](https://aaagnostica.org/step-3/) - Make a decision to be open to spiritual energy as we take deliberate action for change in our lives.
- [Step 4](https://aaagnostica.org/step-4/) - Search honestly and deeply within ourselves to know the exact nature of our actions, thoughts and emotions.
- [Step 7](https://aaagnostica.org/step-7/) - Work honestly, humbly and courageously to develop our assets and to release our personal shortcomings.
- [A Program for Living](https://aaagnostica.org/a-program-for-living/) - The Introductory chapter to the book: The Alternative Twelve Steps: A Secular Guide to Recovery.
- [Step 10](https://aaagnostica.org/step-10/) - Continue to monitor ourselves, to acknowledge our successes and quickly correct our lapses and errors.
- [Step 11](https://aaagnostica.org/step-11/) - Increasingly engage spiritual energy and awareness to to grow in strength and wisdom and in the enjoyment of life.
- [Step 12 and How to Work a Program](https://aaagnostica.org/step-12-and-how-to-work-a-program/) - Practice the principles of these Steps in all our affairs and carry the 12-Step message to others.
- [The Alternative 12 Steps: A Secular Guide to Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/the-alternative-12-steps-a-secular-guide-to-recovery/) - Two women in the 1990s developed an inspiring guide to a secular approach to working the 12 Steps.
- [Step 6](https://aaagnostica.org/step-6/) - Be entirely ready to acknowledge our abiding strength and release our personal shortcomings.
- [Steps 8 and 9](https://aaagnostica.org/steps-8-and-9/) - List all people we have harmed, including ourselves, and be willing to make amends to them all and to forgive those who have harmed us.
- [Step 1](https://aaagnostica.org/step-1/) - Admit we are powerless over other people, random events and our own negative behaviors and when we forget this our lives become unmanageable.
- [A Rose By Any Other Name](https://aaagnostica.org/a-rose-by-any-other-name/) - We will make more progress in recovery using the language, knowledge and understanding of the 21st century.
- [God of Coincidence](https://aaagnostica.org/god-of-coincidence/) - The AA "God of Coincidence" doctrine is a barrier to helping other alcoholics who are still suffering.
- [AA Membership: Growth or Decline?](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-membership-growth-or-decline/) - AA membership may be declining because of social trends and/or because it's not meeting current population needs.
- [Bill Wilson, Always A Seeker](https://aaagnostica.org/bill-wilson-always-a-seeker/) - Little published by AA considers the massive amounts of additional information that science has learned about alcoholism.
- [Ayahuasca and Addiction](https://aaagnostica.org/ayahuasca-and-addiction/) - Can the plant medicine ayahuasca help heal the trauma, pain and dis-association related to addiction?
- [Why It Works](https://aaagnostica.org/why-it-works/) - The secret of Alcoholics Anonymous, the thing that makes AA work, is identification.
- [Has Alcoholics Anonymous Declared Itself a Religion?](https://aaagnostica.org/has-alcoholics-anonymous-declared-itself-a-religion/) - Non-religious members of AA want to add meetings where insistence on a belief in God is not a requirement for sobriety.
- [Jung and the Labyrinth of Addiction](https://aaagnostica.org/jung-and-the-labyrinth-of-addiction/) - Many of Jung's ideas can be seen to underpin the approaches to the treatment of alcoholism and addiction today.
- [The Great Chain of Being](https://aaagnostica.org/the-great-chain-of-being/) - AA’s belief in a "higher power" in recovery stems from the religious concept of The Great Chain of Being.
- [An Atheist Taking on AA in Bid to Get God out of 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/an-atheist-taking-on-aa-in-bid-to-get-god-out-of-12-steps/) - A Toronto man has taken AA to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario alleging discrimination against atheists, agnostics and freethinkers.
- [Incoming!](https://aaagnostica.org/incoming/) - Not only are there lots of atheists with decades of sobriety in AA, there have always been atheists in foxholes.
- [Humanly Possible - Stories of Secular Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/humanly-possible-stories-of-secular-recovery/) - In LifeRing, the recovering person — that miraculous, precious, capable human being — is considered the protagonist of their own recovery.
- [A Tribute to Ernie Kurtz](https://aaagnostica.org/a-tribute-to-ernie-kurtz/) - Ernie Kurtz, author of AA's history, Not-God, believed that no one in recovery should be given up for lost.
- [Key Players in AA History](https://aaagnostica.org/key-players-in-aa-history/) - The profiles in this book are well researched and presented in an engaging manner for all those interested in the history of AA.
- [If You Want What We Have](https://aaagnostica.org/if-you-want-what-we-have/) - If you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it — then you are ready to take certain steps.
- [AA won't list nonreligious group meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-wont-list-nonreligious-group-meetings/) - AA meetings emphasize not just dependence on a personal God but "a heavy emphasis on Christianity".
- [Hallowed be the Big Book?](https://aaagnostica.org/hallowed-be-the-big-book/) - As Bill W. said “In AA we have only two disciplinarians - great suffering and great love; we need no others.”
- [The 13th Step](https://aaagnostica.org/the-13th-step/) - It is essential that we start talk about predatory behavior more openly amongst ourselves as members of AA.
- [The Impossible Becomes Possible](https://aaagnostica.org/the-impossible-becomes-possible/) - Three hundred people gathered in Santa Monica in November for the first-ever convention for atheists in AA.
- [Sponsorship in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/sponsorship-in-aa/) - From AA’s earliest days the human power of sponsorship has been an integral part of AA’s recovery program.
- [High School Reunion](https://aaagnostica.org/high-school-reunion/) - Embarrassing memories may seem funny to some but we alcoholics know the shame those memories can bring.
- [AA and the Lord’s Prayer](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-and-the-lords-prayer/) - Across North America traditional AA meetings end with the Lord’s Prayer. People hold hands and recite the “Our Father who art in Heaven...”.
- [“Spiritual, Not Religious” - The Hollow Claim of Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/spiritual-not-religious-the-hollow-claim-of-alcoholics-anonymous/) - Alcoholics Anonymous cannot separate spiritual from supernatural and conducts much of its own affairs in a religious manner.
- [Agnostic AA Meetings Gaining Momentum](https://aaagnostica.org/agnostic-aa-meetings-gaining-momentum/) - Half of the almost 200 agnostic meetings in Alcoholics Anonymous have been started in the last two years.
- [Workshops at the WAFT Convention](https://aaagnostica.org/workshops-at-the-waft-convention/) - The first ever convention for unbelievers in AA was busy and diverse with over 40 talks, panels and workshops.
- [No Human Power](https://aaagnostica.org/no-human-power/) - A fundamental flaw in the AA Big Book is the suggestion that "human power" has no role to play in recovery.
- [Don't Throw the Baby Out](https://aaagnostica.org/dont-throw-the-baby-out/) - In rejecting bad religion and its sometimes malign influence on AA, let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water.
- [Still No Pamphlet for Agnostics in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/still-no-pamphlet-for-agnostics-in-aa/) - After requests that span some forty years, there is still no pamphlet for agnostics and atheists in AA.
- [Back to Basics and other threats to AA](https://aaagnostica.org/back-to-basics-and-other-threats-to-aa/) - There is a rising tide of inherently damaging religious dogma that is setting back the AA program by decades.
- [Recovery Rising - Review](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-rising-review/) - An engrossing 471 pages of the life of a man who has taken on so many roles in the world of recovery and made it all come together.
- [Everyone's an Addict](https://aaagnostica.org/everyones-an-addict/) - Everyone’s an Addict is a daybook with 366 daily inspirational entries and a bucketful of practical tips for treating addiction.
- [The Only Life I Could Save: A Memoir](https://aaagnostica.org/the-only-life-i-could-save-a-memoir/) - A harrowing tale that describes the agonizing state of watching a child sucked into addiction.
- [Recovery Capital](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-capital-2/) - Recovery Capital is the internal and external resources needed for an individual to initiate and maintain recovery from substance abuse.
- [Sophrosune: A Higher Power for Freethinkers](https://aaagnostica.org/sophrosune-a-higher-power-for-freethinkers/) - Sophrosune is consonant with self-mastery, self-knowledge and realizing one's limits and boundaries.
- [The ‘Secular AA’ Movement](https://aaagnostica.org/the-secular-aa-movement/) - In this blog post, Zachary Munro discusses the development of a non-religious recovery culture in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
- [A true partnership](https://aaagnostica.org/a-true-partnership/) - In spite of our inadequacies in many other areas, Wayne and I were able to form a “true partnership.”
- [The Sober Truth](https://aaagnostica.org/the-sober-truth/) - Instead of refreshing insight, the authors have produced a disappointing, one-dimensional, and fundamentally flawed work.
- [Yet Another Intergroup Fight](https://aaagnostica.org/yet-another-intergroup-fight/) - The Mendocino County Inland Intergroup in California blocks the listing of a freethinkers' group.
- [A Special Project: The Practical Book](https://aaagnostica.org/a-special-project-the-practical-book/) - Tools we find helpful in recovery.
- [One alcoholic judging another](https://aaagnostica.org/one-alcoholic-judging-another/) - Vancouver Intergroup expels agnostic groups and removes them from the official AA meeting list.
- [A History of Secularism in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/a-history-of-secularism-in-aa/) - Secularism has always been a part of AA and today it is a growing and dynamic part of the fellowship.
- [A Slice of History: The Responsibility Declaration](https://aaagnostica.org/a-slice-of-history-the-responsibility-declaration/) - I am Responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that: I am responsible.
- [Big Bookism](https://aaagnostica.org/big-bookism/) - The Big Book of AA was meant to be "suggestive" and shouldn't be treated as some view the Bible.
- [Drink](https://aaagnostica.org/drink/) - A review of the book, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, by Ann Dowsett-Johnston.
- [Ten myths about atheists, debunked](https://aaagnostica.org/ten-myths-about-atheists-debunked/) - Debunking these myths is meant can quell fears about the supposed "badness" and menace of atheists.
- [One's religion is an outside issue](https://aaagnostica.org/ones-religion-is-an-outside-issue/) - Religious beliefs tend to be divisive and have no place within the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [A Fellowship of the Religious?](https://aaagnostica.org/a-fellowship-of-the-religious/) - Increasingly AA appears to be becoming a Fellowship of the Religious — rigidly and dogmatically reflecting the Christian religion.
- [An AA Pamphlet for Agnostics - The 1970s](https://aaagnostica.org/an-aa-pamphlet-for-agnostics-the-1970s/) - In the 1970s an effort to produce a pamphlet for atheists in AA was considered but ultimately rejected.
- [An AA Convention For We Agnostics](https://aaagnostica.org/an-aa-convention-for-we-agnostics/) - An international conference will be held of for non-believers in Alcoholics Anonymous in California in November 2014.
- [As a result of these Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/as-a-result-of-these-steps/) - As the result of the 12 steps, as the author understands them, he has had a spiritual awakening.
- [Slips and Human Nature](https://aaagnostica.org/slips-and-human-nature/) - Dr. William Silkworth argues that relapse is typical of many illnesses, including alcoholism.
- [Anonymity in the 21st Century](https://aaagnostica.org/anonymity-in-the-21st-century/) - A history of "anonymity" in AA and a discussion of its place 75 years after the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [The Daily Reflections](https://aaagnostica.org/the-daily-reflections/) - The Daily Reflections makes it even harder for AA to claim that it is in fact “spiritual but not religious”.
- [No Two Addictions Are the Same](https://aaagnostica.org/no-two-addictions-are-the-same/) - Addictions, like snowflakes, have one thing in common - they are all absolutely unique.
- [Addiction and Suffering - Gabor Maté](https://aaagnostica.org/addiction-and-suffering-gabor-mate/) - In all cases of addiction, there’s deep pain that comes out of trauma.
- [What is AA?](https://aaagnostica.org/what-is-aa/) - One drunk helping another. That is the very essence of AA.
- [Booting the bastards out](https://aaagnostica.org/booting-the-bastards-out/) - Are agnostics and atheists welcome in AA? Vancouver Intergroup decides on whether or not to include two agnostic groups.
- [Twentieth Century Influences on AA](https://aaagnostica.org/twentieth-century-influences-on-aa/) - The impact of the Emmanuel Movement and Richard Peabody on AA.
- [Atheist](https://aaagnostica.org/atheist/) - An atheist talks about her life in sobriety and AA.
- [Buddhism and the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/buddhism-and-the-12-steps/) - There is much in common between Buddhist thought and the 12 Step recovery program practised in AA.
- [Working The AA Program](https://aaagnostica.org/the-program/) - Personal recovery programs and the AA fellowship.
- [Agnostics Groups in AA: An Interview](https://aaagnostica.org/agnostics-groups-in-alcoholics-anonymous-an-interview/) - William White interviews Roger C, creator of AA Agnostica and author of The Little Book.
- [My Name is Charlie Polacheck](https://aaagnostica.org/my-name-is-charlie-polacheck/) - He was never afraid to go to a mainstream AA meeting and say “My name is Charlie Polacheck and I am an alcoholic and I am an atheist”.
- [Atheists, Traditions and Concepts](https://aaagnostica.org/atheists-traditions-and-concepts/) - Atheist groups and meetings are welcomed by the AA Traditions and Concepts.
- [Megan D.](https://aaagnostica.org/megan-d/) - The co-founder of the first "We Agnostics" AA group shares her experience, strength and hope.
- [The Origins of the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/the-origins-of-the-12-steps/) - A look at the sources and players in the development of the 12 Steps, AA's suggested program of recovery.
- [Heathens, Spies, Websites, Water-boarding & Carrot Cake](https://aaagnostica.org/heathens-spies-websites-water-boarding-carrot-cake/) - How nonbelievers are feared and misunderstood in the fellowship of AA.
- [My Faithlessness: The Atheist Way Through AA](https://aaagnostica.org/my-faithlessness-the-atheist-way-through-aa/) - The author describes the values and principles of an atheist in the fellowship of AA.
- [Letting Go of God](https://aaagnostica.org/letting-go-of-god/) - How 12-Step Programs Are Losing Their Religion.
- [Perils Facing Agnostic AA](https://aaagnostica.org/perils-facing-agnostic-aa/) - There are three perils facing agnostic AA: purist behavior, the "spirituality" word and religion bashing.
- [An Alcohol-free Margarita with 12 Secular Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/an-alcohol-free-margarita-with-12-secular-steps/) - By Alcohol-Free Margarita, The following are my own versions of the 12 Steps. I consciously wrote my Steps in the present tense because my disease is chronic and needs daily treatment and my Steps are worded to stress taking active responsibility for myself, not giving up my power, yet valuing the courage to seek outside
- [A History of Agnostic Groups in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/a-history-of-agnostic-groups-in-aa/) - The history of the first agnostic groups in AA and the current opposition to agnostic groups by "our more religious members."
- [An Atheist in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/an-atheist-in-aa/) - A co-founder of the first AA "We Agnostics" meeting describes how AA has supported her over three decades of sobriety.
- [My Path in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/my-path-in-aa/) - An agnostic in Alcoholics Anonymous recounts how he had to rewrite the AA program and Steps to make them work for him.
- [Without a Higher Power](https://aaagnostica.org/without-a-higher-power/) - A Grapevine article by an atheist who stayed in AA and tells his story of recovery without a Higher Power.
- [ICAA ‘25: Celebrating Secular Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/icaa-25-celebrating-secular-sobriety/) - By Rady A. I registered in February for the quinquennial International Convention of AA held in Vancouver, British Columbia in July. Three omens bode well for atheists and agnostics in AA: Secular AA was given three time slots, instead of the usual one; none of the Big Meetings at these Conventions will close with the
- [The Alternative 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/the-alternative-12-steps/) - By Roger C. This is a truly remarkable book. The first edition of The Alternative 12 Steps - A Secular Guide to Recovery was originally published almost 35 years ago, in 1991. And, to the best of my knowledge, it is the very first secular ("non-Godly") version of the 12 Steps ever published. It was
- [Who Gets to be Spiritual?](https://aaagnostica.org/who-gets-to-be-spiritual/) - Is It Time to Expand Our Definition? Why limiting spirituality to religion leaves out millions of people having profound experiences. By John Aher A few years ago, my friend Sarah—a self-described atheist and data scientist—came back from a solo hiking trip transformed. She kept trying to describe what had happened during a sunrise on a
- [ICSAA 2020: The Science of Alcoholism and Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/icsaa-2020-the-science-of-alcoholism-and-recovery/) - This will be the fourth biennial ICSAA, the first three having been held in Santa Monica, CA (2014), Austin, TX (2016) and Toronto, ON (2018).
- [The Little Book](https://aaagnostica.org/the-little-book-2/) - By Roger C. The very first book I published was The Little Book: A Collection of Alternative 12 Steps. It was published in 2012, some thirteen years ago. And a second edition was published in 2020, just five years ago. Why did I publish it? Well, because I couldn't stand The Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Six Shades of Nonbelievers](https://aaagnostica.org/six-shades-of-nonbelievers/) - Nonbelievers fall into six categories: how each reacts to the religious elements within Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Being Proud in Sobriety and Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/being-proud-in-sobriety-and-recovery/) - By MJ Gottlieb CEO/co-Founder of Loosid Introduction: Owning Our Journeys For many, the idea of sobriety starts quietly. We enter the rooms of recovery unsure of ourselves, cloaked in secrecy and fear of judgment. Over time, though, something remarkable happens: we discover that sobriety isn’t merely about avoiding substances, it’s about learning who we are
- [Variations in Form of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions](https://aaagnostica.org/variations-in-form-of-the-twelve-steps-and-twelve-traditions/) - The more we insist on conformity, the more resistance we create.
- [The Big Book of AA - Annotated Commentary Edition](https://aaagnostica.org/the-big-book-of-aa-annotated-commentary-edition/) - Line-by-Line Reflections on the 1955 Edition Basic Text. For Believers, Non Believers, and Everyone in Between By Jude Barnes, “I Needed the Big Book — But I Couldn’t Pretend to Believe”: A New Guide for Agnostics and Atheists in AA The Big Book saves lives — but only if you survive it. If you’re atheist,
- [Why Tell Our Story?](https://aaagnostica.org/why-tell-our-story/) - By John M. If a story is in you, it has to come out. William Faulkner What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood…. People work to get rid of symptoms instead of searching out
- [The Impact of Zoom on Secular AA](https://aaagnostica.org/the-impact-of-zoom-on-secular-aa/) - By: Nina C. - Hamilton We Agnostics Zoom's impact on Secular AA has been significant, one of the few benefits of the lockdown during Covid. On March 17, 2020, a state of emergency was declared by Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford and we experienced our first lockdown. Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic and measures were
- [The Journey... So Far](https://aaagnostica.org/the-journey-so-far/) - By Murray J. If life is a journey then a part of that journey is recovery from addiction for those so affected. When I crashed and burned in the early 1990s I struggled like so many others to first admit I had a problem. That struggle lasted years. How bad did it get? I became
- [THE LORD’S PRAYER – OH, LORDY!!](https://aaagnostica.org/the-lords-prayer-oh-lordy/) - By bob k. Before There Was AA The founder of the Oxford Group – a Christian evangelical movement that gave birth to AA – Frank Nathaniel Daniel Buchman began his life in the small town (pop. 1,200) of Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, on June 4th, 1878. That was about fourteen months before Bob Smith was born in
- [Creating a more approachable and desirable picture of recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/creating-a-more-approachable-and-desirable-picture-of-recovery/) - By Dennis Kutzen Like most of us on this forum, I started my journey in traditional AA and then came to secular for the absence of a higher power and stuck around for the openness. I appreciated the ability to embrace change in approaches to recovery. Five years ago, just before Covid, I helped found the
- [Forgiveness is not a solution, it’s dysfunctional](https://aaagnostica.org/forgiveness-is-not-a-solution-its-dysfunctional/) - By Richard Clark Since 1939 we have been living with the twisted, religious idea that recovery has three principal components: staying sober, finding some version of ‘God’ which includes any watered-down declaration of higher power, and hacking away at a few steps. My views and experience are this is both naive and delusional. Addiction is
- [Breaking Barriers at SOAAR 2025 ](https://aaagnostica.org/breaking-barriers-at-soaar-2025/) - The founder of Alcoholics Anonymous Bill W. spoke at the 1953 General Service Conference on variations in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, commenting “The more we insist on strict conformity with these Steps and Traditions, the more resistance against them we create.” Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength
- [Bill Wilson’s Blind Spot: Faith, Fallacy, and the Enduring Power of the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/bill-wilsons-blind-spot-faith-fallacy-and-the-enduring-power-of-the-12-steps/) - By Jude, Bill Wilson’s founding vision for Alcoholics Anonymous remains a landmark achievement in the history of recovery movements — a rare fusion of practical psychology, moral philosophy, and spiritual action. His genius lay in distilling a profound internal transformation — grounded in moral inventory, confession, amends, and service — into a practical, reproducible programme
- [My Home Group](https://aaagnostica.org/my-home-group/) - By Murray J. This article is being written in support of my secular group. I call my AA home the Beyond Belief Suburban West Group in Mississauga Ontario. How did I get here? My mother died on Mothers Day in 1995. For the next year I stayed drunk every day. Truth be told I had
- [The audio version of Twelve Steps for Agnostics](https://aaagnostica.org/the-audio-version-of-twelve-steps-for-agnostics/) - By Andy F. My name is Andy, and I am an alcoholic. I attended my first meeting in London on the 15th of May, 1984. I believe I was an alcoholic from my first drink at the age of thirteen. With the help of AA, I was able to arrest my addiction. Early sobriety came
- [The Real Objection to the Plain Language Bigga Booka](https://aaagnostica.org/the-real-objection-to-the-plain-language-bigga-booka/) - By Bobby Beach A small number of Facebook warriors continue their battle against the Plain Language Big Book. In many ways, they are (very much) like the folks bemoaning the old news that the Lord’s Prayer was jettisoned from America’s public schools decades ago. C’est un fait accompli, mes amis. On second thought, were the
- [SOAAR 2017](https://aaagnostica.org/soaar-secular-ontario-aa-roundup/) - AA members enjoyed sharing our experience, strength and hope in Toronto at the Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup (SOAAR).
- [Loneliness vs aloneness](https://aaagnostica.org/loneliness-vs-aloneness/) - By Andy F Loneliness and aloneness: What’s the difference? As a newcomer, I kept hearing about the differences between loneliness and aloneness. In AA, drunk or sober, a pervasive and consuming loneliness is considered one of the many negative symptoms of untreated alcoholism. “Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness.” (12 &12 p. 57)
- [Relevant Quotes for Secular AA](https://aaagnostica.org/relevant-quotes-for-secular-aa/) - The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
- [The Mistakes That Are Killing Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/the-mistakes-that-are-killing-alcoholics-anonymous/) - By bob k. After a slow start, the Jack Alexander article in the March 1st, 1941 edition of the Saturday Evening Post made AA a national institution. The newish mutual aid society quadrupled in size by the end of that year. A period of impressive growth continued for several decades and the organization spread out
- [Switching from Addiction to God is Not a Solution](https://aaagnostica.org/switching-from-addiction-to-god-is-not-a-solution/) - Why God beliefs, prayer, and forgiveness are not a solution to addiction—they make it worse. By Richard Clark Very few people accept that addiction is a mental illness. Addiction has predictable symptoms, both mental and social, and is about neglect and self-harm. One serious problem is addicts have been indoctrinated into believing they are defective
- [Buddhist Recovery Summit](https://aaagnostica.org/buddhist-recovery-summit/) - The Buddhist Recovery Network, launched in 2008, is holding its second Summit this October in Washington State.
- [We the North: Rethinking Addiction & Recovery in Canada](https://aaagnostica.org/we-the-north-rethinking-addiction-recovery-in-canada/) - There was a lack of historical and theoretical material on the evolution of addiction treatment and recovery in Canada.
- [Sobriety is a Team Sport](https://aaagnostica.org/sobriety-is-a-team-sport/) - By Tom Barnum My exposure to alcohol has been lifelong and extensive. Every adult in my life drank significant amounts of alcohol with two exceptions. My paternal grandfather did not for his own religious reasons. And, I had a young uncle who returned from the Navy and I never saw him drink. I never was
- [Saturday's Free Secular AA Zoom Conference](https://aaagnostica.org/saturdays-free-secular-aa-zoom-conference/) - A zoom conference with a little secular AA folk-wisdom, some entertainment, some community.
- [To What Extent Do We Tolerate the Religious in Secular AA?](https://aaagnostica.org/to-what-extent-do-we-tolerate-the-religious-in-secular-aa/) - By John M. The world has been enchanted for a very long time. It’s not supposed to be this way, as we were told quite a long time ago by theories of secularization. According to these theories, after the scientific revolutions of the 17th and 18th centuries, the realm of the supernatural was expected to
- [Daily Reflections - by bob k.](https://aaagnostica.org/daily-reflections-by-bob-k/) - February 16 Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. —Arthur Ashe 1943-1993 The advice from the great tennis player and civil rights activist applies particularly well in the world of recovery. At whatever age prospects arrive, there have been lost years and lost opportunities. Where you are is not where
- [Step One – Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/step-one-alcoholics-anonymous/) - By Andy F. First exposure to step one When I first got sober, I was a mass of contradictions. On the one hand, my self-image was fragile; on the other hand, I saw myself as bright and reasonably well-educated. I mention this because believing in the power of my intelligence didn’t work when tackling the
- [Common Sense Recovery: An Atheist's Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/common-sense-recovery-an-atheists-guide-to-alcoholics-anonymous/) - There is a rational basis for all the tools used in AA regardless of how religiously they are presented.
- [Agnostic groups: An asset for the future of AA](https://aaagnostica.org/agnostic-groups-an-asset-for-the-future-of-aa/) - Ironically, agnostic groups may prove to be the very salvation of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Don't Tell](https://aaagnostica.org/dont-tell/) - This book contains 64 stories and essays by agnostics and atheists in AA originally posted on AA Agnostica.
- [Don't Tell - Introduction](https://aaagnostica.org/dont-tell-introduction/) - Agnostics and atheists often don’t feel welcome in the rooms of AA, a problem dealt with by the book "Don't Tell".
- [Secular AA](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-aa/) - By Vince Hawkins What is Secular AA? Who is it for? What use is it? Is it a threat to traditional AA? It’s an odd thing to review your own book, but thanks to Roger at aaagnostica.org for the challenge and I’ll try to step away for an objective perspective. There is no official connection
- [Rigorous Honesty and Addiction Recovery  (Part Two - Rigorous Honesty and the Steps)](https://aaagnostica.org/rigorous-honesty-and-addiction-recovery-part-two-rigorous-honesty-and-the-steps/) - By Richard Clark I approach addiction with the belief it is a mental illness, and the best recovery results require a psychological twelve steps incorporated within longer term therapy/counselling. Addiction is not a disease, not a mental ‘condition’ of some vague description, and certainly not a collection of character defects requiring God and prayer (and
- [Review: A History of Agnostics in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/review-a-history-of-agnostics-in-aa/) - A History of Agnostics in AA accurately portrays the experience and the history of agnostics within Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Most Americans believe in a higher power, but not always in the God of the Bible](https://aaagnostica.org/most-americans-believe-in-a-higher-power-but-not-always-in-the-god-of-the-bible/) - Overall, 62 percent of the agnostics said they believe in a spiritual force. Even among atheists, 18 percent said they believe in a higher power.
- [Is Substance Use the Treatment or the Disease?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-substance-use-the-treatment-or-the-disease/) - Is alcoholism or addiction the result of underlying psychological problems or its own disorder or disease?
- [Rigorous Honesty and Addiction Recovery  (Part One – Dishonesty and Addiction)](https://aaagnostica.org/rigorous-honesty-and-addiction-recovery-part-one-dishonesty-and-addiction/) - By Richard Clark Years ago, I realized addicts and people in twelve-step and recovery groups are often puzzled about dishonesty (I know I was about my own). Honesty and dishonesty are flip sides of the same thing and exist on a sliding scale. Honesty is arguably the most significant factor in active addiction, recovery, the
- [Daily Reflections and the Writing Process](https://aaagnostica.org/daily-reflections-and-the-writing-process/) - By bob k. In school, I did well on writing assignments and exams that were of an essay-format. Later, I did some fantasizing about becoming a writer. In those long-gone days, every few weeks, Johnny Carson would bring on an author for the last 7 minutes of his late night talk show. In my area,
- [The Plaina Language Bigga Booka](https://aaagnostica.org/the-plaina-language-bigga-booka/) - By Bobby Beach In case you are unfamiliar with the acronym, PLBB stands for Plain Language Big Book. The General Service Conference (GSC) approved the publication of a supplemental version of the book Alcoholics Anonymous specifically aimed at the many Americans with limited reading skills. The book was made available for sale November 1. By
- [Continuously Avoiding Continued  ](https://aaagnostica.org/continuously-avoiding-continued/) - By Richard W. Clark There are tens-of-thousands of inspirational quotes to be found on-line and in books innumerable and these have certainly been one of the shallow fascinations of people searching for an easier, softer way. Some people memorize pithy Big Book sentences, then announce them sincerely at AA clan gatherings, and ignore them at
- [Getting to Grips With a Higher Power](https://aaagnostica.org/getting-to-grips-with-a-higher-power/) - By Andy F. I came to AA in 1984 after many years of very self-destructive drinking. My first thirteen years in the program were a disaster. I was going to meetings every day, frequently, twice a day. I was still incapable of staying sober. There were several reasons for my continuous relapses. Firstly, I was
- [Step Three - An Agnostic Interpretation](https://aaagnostica.org/step-three-an-agnostic-interpretation/) - By Andy F A vulnerable newcomer As an agnostic newcomer, step three of Alcoholics Anonymous was an insurmountable obstacle. Before I describe my experience with the third step, it feels important to tell you how unstable I was in early sobriety. Moreover, the negative conditioning of my early life had deeply distorted my perception of
- [Daily Reflections](https://aaagnostica.org/daily-reflections/) - by bob k. November 24 - To the New Thought idealist, it is the world's false definitions of health, wealth, and happiness that weigh down and sicken the soul. Devotional practice – affirmations, prayers, meditations – works to loosen the hold of those false definitions of the spirit and thus restore the “natural health” and
- [Daily Reflections for Practical Twelve Step Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/daily-reflections-for-practical-twelve-step-recovery/) - by bob k. INTRODUCTION When one searches the internet for inspirational quotes, there are thousands to be found, probably tens of thousands. To have peace of mind and more enjoyable lives, we need not change thousands of things. There’s a great deal of repetition in what adds up to the wisdom of the ages. As
- [The Temperance Movement](https://aaagnostica.org/the-temperance-movement/) - By bob k. Our main object is not to reform inebriates, but to induce all temperate to continue temperate by practicing total abstinence . . . The drunkards, if not reformed, will die, and the land will be free. Reverend Justin Edwards, 1820 speech There’s a lot of drinking in 21st Century America. Booze seems
- [STIGMA](https://aaagnostica.org/stigma/) - by bob k. We live in a boozy culture. There is a stigma that falls upon the folks who don’t drink at all and a different prejudice against those who drink too much. How much is "too much" depends a lot on who is doing the defining. Of course, there’s a stigma in being a
- [Secular Spirituality](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-spirituality/) - By Andy F. Atheists and Agnostics in AA Agnosticism and religion are two contentious topics. Rarely does either truly embrace a tangible inner spirituality. It’s a personal journey in discovering who we are and what works for us. Freedom to choose one’s spiritual beliefs should be the catalyst of any organization. Sadly, so many AA members
- [No Longer Seeking Oblivion](https://aaagnostica.org/no-longer-seeking-oblivion/) - By Ronald W. I started drinking at age 15 in high school, and I always drank to get drunk. And I did that for 37 years. That was my deal with life – as long as I could drink when I wanted to or needed to, I could deal with life and get by. At
- [Against Recovery and Self-Help, Part 1](https://aaagnostica.org/against-recovery-and-self-help-part-1/) - By Chris N. My observation is that most people give credit to Alcoholics Anonymous for helping to change attitudes about the phenomenon called alcoholism. The book Alcoholics Anonymous famously claims that alcoholism is a disease, and includes “the doctor’s opinion” as part of establishing that claim. Of course, A.A. was not first to claim that
- [A Zoom Baby Attends ICSAA 2024](https://aaagnostica.org/a-zoom-baby-attends-icsaa-2024/) - By Alcohol Free Margarita I had really high expectations for this event for several years, and my expectations were nowhere near high enough! Leading up to the event, I had the rewarding privilege of working with the folks from the OMAGOD ICSAA Host City Committee, as a member and the secretary of the Board of
- [Twelve Secular Steps: An Addiction Recovery Guide](https://aaagnostica.org/twelve-secular-steps-an-addiction-recovery-guide/) - A nice, clear set of non-Christian 12 Steps with ample explanation and a walk-through of a well-planned recovery program.
- [Two Things that Only Take Two: Tango and an AA Meeting](https://aaagnostica.org/two-things-that-only-take-two-tango-and-an-aa-meeting/) - Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an AA group.
- [Your First SMART Recovery Meeting](https://aaagnostica.org/your-first-smart-recovery-meeting/) - Our program includes ways to help you change your life from one that is self-destructive to one that is constructive and satisfying.
- [AA Then and Now](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-then-and-now/) - By Mick S. I’m sure my experience with AA is not totally unique but it’s probably a little unusual. In short, I spent a decade sober in AA in the 60’s and 70’s, then drank for 22 years before returning to AA in 1999. So I have now enjoyed 25 years of continual sobriety. By
- [Quitting Alcohol](https://aaagnostica.org/quitting-alcohol/) - By Harry C. When I first came to AA in December 1986, I didn’t have a clear understanding of what AA actually was but I knew it was about dealing with a drink problem, surely obvious by the title: "Alcoholics Anonymous"! I had a brother in NY who'd been in AA for 19 years and
- [I Am Different](https://aaagnostica.org/i-am-different/) - By Keith C. Hello, I’m Keith and I am an alcoholic and this is my story. Why start my story in such a strange way? Because as an alcoholic I have a disease of denial that tries to convince me I don’t have it. I need to remind myself, not you, that I am and
- [Acceptance, God and the 3rd Step](https://aaagnostica.org/acceptance-god-and-the-3rd-step/) - By Jason W. Is accepting reality - acknowledging things the way they actually are, not how we think they should be – the same as a belief in God? As an atheist, the 12 steps of AA were quite difficult early on, with some seemingly impossible for me to undertake. For many non-theists, the 3rd
- [The Magical Mystery Tour](https://aaagnostica.org/the-magical-mystery-tour/) - By Roger C. There are many things over my lifetime that have led me to understand that life is indeed a Magical Mystery Tour. My earliest memory is when I was nine years old. I remember being in my back yard with a somewhat older boy and girl. He said to her: "You know a
- [Long Term Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/long-term-sobriety/) - By Jeanine B. When friends and I talk about long-term sobriety, we inevitably ask, “How did we get here?” Of course, the pat answer is “one day at a time,” but truly, none of us really expected to a) live this long and b) stay sober for the long haul. That was certainly the case
- [The Freedom To Be Myself In Secular NA](https://aaagnostica.org/the-freedom-to-be-myself-in-secular-na/) - By Kris J. I’ve never been a follower of any religion. I grew up in an atheist/agnostic household, only ever having gone to church when it was right across the street from my home as a kindergartener. I was a child who enjoyed making tie-dyes, friendship bracelets, and other crafts with the preacher’s wife during
- [The Dangers of AA Fundamentalism](https://aaagnostica.org/the-dangers-of-aa-fundamentalism/) - By Andy F. My name is Andy, and I'm an alcoholic. I arrived in AA on May 15th, 1984, after many years of drinking. I loved AA from the outset. I had found a family atmosphere that was missing from childhood. I was placed in foster care at an early age and subjected to very religious
- [Secular AA Hosting International Conference in Orlando](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-aa-hosting-international-conference-in-orlando/) - Secular AA is excited to host the 2024 International Conference of Secular Alcoholics Anonymous (ICSAA) from September 20-22 at the Doubletree Hotel at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida. This event promises to bring together a diverse community of alcoholics committed to secular recovery within the AA framework. The conference will be held in person for the
- [The Steps Require No Magic](https://aaagnostica.org/the-steps-require-no-magic/) - By Bobbie K. I joined AA the first time in 1991, at 13 years old. I was one of those whose very first time with alcohol and drugs resulted in expulsion from school. But it was the early 90s so everyone went to treatment back then. I hadn’t really done enough research to determine if
- [Chasing The Scream](https://aaagnostica.org/chasing-the-scream/) - The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. It is human connection.
- [Modern 12 Step Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/modern-12-step-recovery/) - This book is worthy of being added to your recovery library.
- [Anarchy Melts](https://aaagnostica.org/anarchy-melts/) - An article by Bill Wilson in the AA Grapevine that understands AA as free of rules and totally inclusive.
- [8 Essential Books on Addiction and Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/8-essential-books-on-addiction-and-recovery/) - Books can be fundamental to recovery from substance use disorder, codependency, mental illness, and complex PTSD.
- [Thinking about Christopher Hitchens](https://aaagnostica.org/thinking-about-christopher-hitchens/) - Christopher Hitchens and the spiritual/religious side of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Secular NA – Connecting Globally Amid a World in Crisis](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-na-connecting-globally-amid-a-world-in-crisis/) - We are excited about the future of non-religious, Secular Narcotics Anonymous.by Michael E I am an addict, 71 years old and a little over 5 years clean. I am clean because of the Narcotics Anonymous program, and I am so very grateful for the NA program as well as AA and the other 12-step programs that help those suffering from various addictions. If I follow
- [The Labyrinth Facilitator](https://aaagnostica.org/the-labyrinth-facilitator/) - A labyrinth has no dead ends, just one path. That path is the unique road each person needs to travel in order to live in the present moment.
- [Twenty Things We Realize When We Quit Drinking](https://aaagnostica.org/20-things-we-realize-when-we-quit-drinking/) - A list of the many common things people realize when they quit drinking booze.
- [Living on the Same Planet but from Different Worlds](https://aaagnostica.org/living-on-the-same-planet-but-from-different-worlds/) - Planet AA has many inhabitants not all from the same World. I found a jacket of recovery. It took time to tuck it in but it fits me just fine today.
- [An Atheist's Guide to 12-Step Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/an-atheists-guide-to-12-step-recovery/) - An atheist alcoholic considers the AA 12-step recovery program.
- [Sober & Out](https://aaagnostica.org/sober-out/) - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender AA Members Share Their Experience, Strength and Hope.
- [Living with Lillian](https://aaagnostica.org/living-with-lillian/) - My Name is Lillian and I'm an Alcoholic (and an Atheist): How I got and stayed sober in AA without all the God stuff.
- [My Life in a Few Pages](https://aaagnostica.org/my-life-in-a-few-pages/) - The practical journey of an atheist AA towards a successful, rational program of recovery.
- [The Atheist Embedded](https://aaagnostica.org/the-atheist-embedded/) - An insights I’ve discovered in atheist literature is that god concepts are used to fill in gaps in our knowledge.
- [Another Atheist In Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/another-atheist-in-recovery/) - If you have old God ideas in recovery that aren’t working anymore, you may find you need to get rid of them.
- [The Historical Role of Intergroups in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/organized-for-service-the-historical-role-of-intergroups-in-aa/) - Organized for service: a study of the historical role of Intergroup committees in AA.
- [A History of Special Interest Groups in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/a-history-of-special-interest-groups-in-aa/) - Special interest groups of all kinds have been controversial for many years in AA.
- [Finding Your Best Self](https://aaagnostica.org/finding-your-best-self/) - Recovery From Addiction, Trauma, or Both.
- [The Varieties of Recovery Experience](https://aaagnostica.org/the-varieties-of-recovery-experience/) - A paper on religious, spiritual and secular frameworks to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol and drug dependence.
- [Does AA Need Religion: Agnostics on CBC Radio‏](https://aaagnostica.org/does-aa-need-religion-agnostics-on-cbc-radio‏/) - Three agnostic AA members talk about their recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous on CBC Radio.
- [Jim Burwell](https://aaagnostica.org/jim-burwell/) - A biography of Jim Burwell, one of the very first atheists in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [AA, Alcoholism and Medical Science](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-alcoholism-and-medical-science/) - Alcoholics Anonymous never opened up a channel for two way communication with the medical community.
- [Rewriting the 12 Steps for Atheists](https://aaagnostica.org/rewriting-the-12-steps-for-atheists/) - According to their author, AA co-founder Bill Wilson, the 12 Steps don't have to be accepted "just as written".
- [Drunk Mom](https://aaagnostica.org/drunk-mom/) - The "harrowing" memoir of an alcoholic mother who relapses in the first year of the life of her child.
- [Courtenay Baylor](https://aaagnostica.org/courtenay-baylor/) - Pre-AA history contradicts the pronouncements of AA fundamentalists, and that's good fun for secularists.
- [6 Ways to Create Meaning in Your Life](https://aaagnostica.org/6-ways-to-create-meaning-in-your-life/) - What makes life meaningful?
- [Many Paths - Fredericton, New Brunswick       ](https://aaagnostica.org/many-paths-fredericton-new-brunswick/) - The first Many Paths meeting in Fredericton, NB, was held on September 8th 2019.
- [Click - Learning in Addiction Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/click-learning-in-addiction-recovery/) - The click helped me to experience more joy and peace in my daily life.
- [Alcoholism vs. Addiction](https://aaagnostica.org/alcoholism-vs-addiction/) - How much do alcoholics and drug addicts really have in common?
- [From 0 to 20 Secular AA Groups in Ontario](https://aaagnostica.org/from-0-to-20-secular-aa-groups-in-ontario/) - A decade after the first one was launched, there are 20 active secular AA groups in Ontario and 24 meetings.
- [Secular AA Pamphlets](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-aa-pamphlets/) - Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
- [Tales of Spiritual Experience](https://aaagnostica.org/tales-of-spiritual-experience/) - Bill Wilson viewed his own life-saving events as likely purely imaginary, possibly stemming from a mind that had cracked.
- [WRITING the BIG BOOK: The Creation of AA](https://aaagnostica.org/writing-the-big-book-the-creation-of-aa/) - Wilson's divergence from the truth can be compared to a dark cloud looming over any attempt to write an accurate history of AA's early years.
- [The Lord’s Prayer: It has no place at the 2020 International Convention](https://aaagnostica.org/the-lords-prayer-it-has-no-place-at-the-2020-international-convention/) - "Love and Tolerance is Our Code." Well then, quit just saying it. Do it. It is time to practice this Code.
- [The Role of the Secular AA Board](https://aaagnostica.org/the-role-of-the-secular-aa-board/) - Our mission is to carry the message that sustainable sobriety can be found within AA by secularly minded alcoholics.
- [Six Amazing Benefits of Giving Up Alcohol and Joining a Sober Community](https://aaagnostica.org/six-amazing-benefits-of-giving-up-alcohol-and-joining-a-sober-community/) - We no longer look for short-lived highs followed by compounded messes and erratic emotions.
- [Why Bill W. Wrote the 12 Steps Twice](https://aaagnostica.org/why-bill-w-wrote-the-12-steps-twice/) - The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions often describes a God who can seem unjust or heavy-handed.
- [The Growth Rate of Secular AA](https://aaagnostica.org/the-growth-rate-of-secular-aa/) - Secular AA meetings have doubled in size more than four times since the turn of the century. Isn't that remarkable?
- [Unintended Consequences](https://aaagnostica.org/unintended-consequences/) - AA Agnostica has been visited two and a half million times - a remarkable number for this sort of special-interest website.
- [We Are Diversity](https://aaagnostica.org/we-are-diversity/) - The first meeting of a secular AA meeting for the LGBTQ+ alcoholics, We Are Diversity, was held on March 12, 2019 in Toronto.
- [Stage II Recovery: Life Beyond Addiction](https://aaagnostica.org/stage-ii-recovery-life-beyond-addiction/) - Stage II recovery is when we've sobered up and gotten a bit stable not drinking, and the real work begins.
- [The Five Keys – 12 Step Recovery Without A God](https://aaagnostica.org/the-five-keys-12-step-recovery-without-a-god/) - The Five Keys are meant to be helpful to opening the door to AA recovery for people struggling with the god-content of the program.
- [The Sad Tale of the Founder of Moderation Management](https://aaagnostica.org/the-sad-tale-of-the-founder-of-moderation-management/) - MOST OF US have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. (Big Book, p. 30).
- [5 Ways Sobriety Changes Over Time](https://aaagnostica.org/5-ways-sobriety-changes-over-time/) - It’s important to evaluate how your sobriety is different now compared to early on, and whether those changes are positive ones.
- [The Safest Level of Alcohol Consumption is None](https://aaagnostica.org/the-safest-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-none/) - To minimize health risks, the optimal amount of alcohol someone should consume is none. That’s the simple conclusion of a massive study.
- [Moments of Clarity](https://aaagnostica.org/moments-of-clarity/) - I’ve always loved stories where people talk about their moment of clarity. That’s where recovery begins.
- [Can Mindfulness Meditation Prevent Relapse?](https://aaagnostica.org/can-mindfulness-meditation-prevent-relapse/) - Studies have shown that mindfulness meditation may prevent relapse by helping people in recovery acclimate to the idea of stress as a experience that can be handled.
- [International Conference of Secular AA - Toronto](https://aaagnostica.org/international-conference-of-secular-aa-toronto/) - The International Conference of Secular AA (ICSAA) 2018 will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Toronto from August 24 to 26.
- [Addiction, Recovery, and Personal Character](https://aaagnostica.org/addiction-recovery-and-personal-character/) - Few of our addiction treatments offer hope for the long-term process of character reconstruction to achieve recovery.
- [The First Secular AA Meeting in Canada](https://aaagnostica.org/the-first-secular-aa-meeting-in-canada/) - We started a secular group in 1992 - the "4AF group" - Alcoholics Anonymous for Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers in Moncton, New Brunswick.
- [Why Isn’t The Sinclair Method Used More Often?](https://aaagnostica.org/why-isnt-the-sinclair-method-used-more-often/) - The Sinclair Method "may be the future of alcoholism treatment".
- [Each Breath a Gift - Review](https://aaagnostica.org/each-breath-a-gift-review/) - Thomas’ memoir, Each Breath A Gift, provides us with a glimpse into a 45-year long life in recovery, a life worth living.
- [Critique of Chapter 4 – We Agnostics](https://aaagnostica.org/critique-of-we-agnostics-chapter-4-of-the-big-book/) - Chapter 4 of the Big Book, “We Agnostics”, in which Bill W argues that recovery requires belief in God, is an insulting mishmash.
- [My Top Five Female Recovery Memoirs](https://aaagnostica.org/my-top-five-female-recovery-memoirs/) - These women are not just talented writers but essential voices that speak to the unique experiences of the female alcoholic.
- [10 Ways SMART Recovery Differs From 12-Step Programs](https://aaagnostica.org/10-ways-smart-recovery-differs-from-12-step-programs/) - SMART offers a scientifically-based program attractive for people who do not connect with the Higher Power of the 12-steps.
- [Lord's Prayer Threatened – Fundies go Wild](https://aaagnostica.org/lords-prayer-threatened-fundies-go-wild/) - Does reciting The Lord's Prayer at meetings adversely affect AA's outreach to non-Christians?
- [A Manual for Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/a-manual-for-alcoholics-anonymous/) - Less than a year after the publication of the AA Big Book, a pamphlet was produced that came to be known simply as "The Akron Manual."
- [The Search for Self-Esteem](https://aaagnostica.org/the-search-for-self-esteem/) - There is great satisfaction to be had from knowing ALL the answers. Black and white thinking is so.... Clear-Cut.
- [No God? No Problem: Atheism in AA as a Human Right](https://aaagnostica.org/no-god-no-problem-atheism-in-aa-as-a-human-right/) - Imposing requirements for a belief-in-God for AAs violates the Ontario Human Rights Code.
- [Secular Sobriety Group First Anniversary](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-sobriety-group-first-anniversary/) - This article is the history of the Sobriety Group, a secular AA meeting in Ottawa, which is celebrating its first anniversary.
- [If you need one, start one](https://aaagnostica.org/if-you-need-one-start-one/) - Agnostic AA meetings must be there to serve the growing number of people that do not identify with religion or an omnipotent creator God.
- [To thine own self be true](https://aaagnostica.org/to-thine-own-self-be-true-2/) - To thine own self be true: as a Jew and non-believer this is a most important principle in my AA program.
- [The first agnostic AA meetings in New York](https://aaagnostica.org/the-first-agnostic-aa-meetings-in-new-york/) - The first agnostic AA meeting in New York City was started on September 10, 1986 and held in the apartment of Ada H.
- [Toronto Intergroup Yields to Agnostics in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/toronto-intergroup-yields-to-agnostics-in-aa/) - GTA Intergroup acknowledges that individual AA members or groups of AA members interpret Steps in their own lives is a matter for those individuals alone.
- [Quad A](https://aaagnostica.org/quad-a/) - Don W started the first AA meeting for Atheists and Agnostics (Quad A) on January 7, 1975 at the Second Unitarian Church in Chicago.
- [Atheists and Agnostics Step Into The Light in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/atheists-and-agnostics-step-into-the-light-in-aa/) - Is AA changing? Is the fellowship becoming more accepting of its atheist and agnostic members?
- [One Bite at a Time](https://aaagnostica.org/one-bite-at-a-time/) - What I’m most thirsty for now is not alcohol, but is instead a rich blend of enlivening and fulfilling experiences.
- [Acceptance](https://aaagnostica.org/acceptance/) - Acceptance to me is one of the most important parts of life.
- [Austin AA Convention - Outreach](https://aaagnostica.org/austin-aa-convention-outreach/) - We look forward to seeing y’all in Austin this November at the 2nd We Agnostics, Atheists and Freethinkers Convention.
- [Service and Sponsorship](https://aaagnostica.org/service-and-sponsorship/) - The core of our AA program is one alcoholic helping another alcoholic, and that's the essence of service and sponsorship.
- [The Practical Tool of Meditation](https://aaagnostica.org/the-practical-tool-of-meditation/) - The quality of my life in recovery has immeasurably improved since I made the practice of meditation a regular part of my life.
- [The 10 Hardest Drugs to Kick](https://aaagnostica.org/the-10-hardest-drugs-to-kick/) - Certain drugs are more addictive than others. The hardest ones to kick actually train your brain to crave them.
- [An Agnostic Reflects on AA Today](https://aaagnostica.org/an-agnostic-reflects-on-aa-today/) - If we want the hand of AA always to be there, we must welcome all who come to us for help no matter what beliefs they profess.
- [We Agnostics](https://aaagnostica.org/we-agnostics/) - This is a talk at a "We Agnostics" meeting at the San Diego AA Roundup in March, 2016.
- [Books: Prospecting for Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/books-prospecting-for-sobriety/) - There is a treasury of books that are helpful to those of us in recovery from alcoholism and addiction.
- [Ten Ways to Stay Sober](https://aaagnostica.org/ten-ways-to-stay-sober/) - Ten tools to help an alcoholic pull out of a downward spiral and maintain a state of recovery.
- [The Fellowship and the Program](https://aaagnostica.org/the-fellowship-and-the-program/) - The fellowship, the understanding and acceptance, the honesty I found in AA, told me I was in the right place.
- [Is AA Literature Too Antiquated?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-aa-literature-too-antiquated/) - In 77 years AA's Big Book has remained completely unchanged. Is it time for an update?
- [A New "How It Works"](https://aaagnostica.org/a-new-how-it-works/) - Change is coming to AA and we have a duty to act as capable stewards of the fellowship as we go forward.
- [The Social World of Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/the-social-world-of-alcoholics-anonymous/) - A review of the book, The Social World of Alcoholics Anonymous - How It Works, written by Annette Smith.
- [Atlanta 2015 We Agnostics Talk](https://aaagnostica.org/atlanta-2015-we-agnostics-talk/) - A talk given by an agnostic at the 2015 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous held in Atlanta.
- [Carl Gustav Jung](https://aaagnostica.org/carl-gustav-jung/) - Jung’s first gift to Alcoholics Anonymous highlighted the hopelessness of the condition of alcoholism.
- [Foreword - Do Tell!](https://aaagnostica.org/foreword-do-tell/) - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA provides a voice for those who often feel excluded in traditional AA.
- [A Changing Landscape](https://aaagnostica.org/a-changing-landscape/) - If you think Twelve Steps without God isn't AA, that's so five minutes ago.
- [Anne Smith](https://aaagnostica.org/anne-smith/) - Her home a hostel for would-be AA members, Anne Smith was truly the “first mother of AA.”
- [PRAASA 2015](https://aaagnostica.org/praasa-2015/) - The purpose of PRAASA is to develop greater unity among members of the Pacific Region and to discuss pertinent aspects of AA.
- [The Therapeutic Effects of the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/the-therapeutic-effects-of-the-12-steps/) - Working the Twelve Steps can create a powerful personal transformation that leads to a sense true-self.
- [The Importance of Diversity](https://aaagnostica.org/the-importance-of-diversity/) - We are people who normally would not mix. But there exists among us an understanding which is indescribably wonderful.
- [Jim Burwell](https://aaagnostica.org/jim-burwell-2/) - If there is a single person responsible for "widening the gateway" of AA in the early days, it is Jim Burwell.
- [A New Agnostic AA Group and a Hat Tip to Unitarians](https://aaagnostica.org/a-new-agnostic-aa-group-and-a-hat-tip-to-unitarians/) - AA Agnostica introduced me to three other kindred spirits in San Antonio and we started an agnostic AA group.
- [The Buddha and Bill W.](https://aaagnostica.org/the-buddha-and-bill-w/) - Buddhist practice and 12-step recovery are very complementary. They each deepen the other.
- [We are unstoppable](https://aaagnostica.org/we-are-unstoppable/) - The Live and Let Live slogan is alive and well and We Agnostics and Atheists are finding our way within AA.
- [Coming Out Atheist in Conventional AA](https://aaagnostica.org/coming-out-atheist-in-conventional-aa/) - One of the challenges facing a non-believer in AA is how to approach one’s non-belief in a traditional meeting.
- [An Atheist’s Twelfth Step](https://aaagnostica.org/an-atheists-twelfth-step/) - The message we atheists have is a better understanding of AA’s core principles and a more robust approach to recovery.
- [Dr. Bob - Part Two (Akron-Style AA)](https://aaagnostica.org/dr-bob-part-two-akron-style-aa/) - From his last drink in June, 1935, AA became the center of Dr. Bob’s life, and he helped thousands of alcoholics.
- [Ernest Kurtz: The Historian as Storyteller and Healer](https://aaagnostica.org/ernest-kurtz-the-historian-as-storyteller-and-healer/) - Ernie Kurtz, author of Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous, died on Jan 19, 2015.
- [Common Sense Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/common-sense-recovery-second-edition/) - An expanded second edition of Common Sense Recovery: An Atheist's Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous has been published.
- [Spiritual Caulk and the Courage to Change](https://aaagnostica.org/spiritual-caulk-and-the-courage-to-change/) - Insights into God as a substitute for knowledge and action in AA.
- [AA as “stealth Buddhism”](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-as-stealth-buddhism/) - Seeing our true state through meditation and acting on this awareness frees us from being slaves to our addiction.
- [William Duncan Silkworth](https://aaagnostica.org/william-duncan-silkworth/) - Dr. Silkworth, “the little doctor who loved drunks”, consulted with from 40,000 to 50,000 alcoholics.
- [Atheist punished for rejecting 12 Step program gets $2 million](https://aaagnostica.org/atheist-punished-for-rejecting-12-step-program-gets-2-million/) - Hazle objected to the Steps because they refer to God and submitting to a “higher power”.
- [Lois Wilson](https://aaagnostica.org/lois-wilson/) - There are few people who better epitomize the sentiments of the country classic “Stand By Your Man” than Lois Wilson.
- [Together we can](https://aaagnostica.org/together-we-can/) - Getting active at the various levels of AA is the best route to bring about change in our fellowship.
- [William James and AA](https://aaagnostica.org/william-james-and-aa-2/) - James' doctrine allows one to assume belief in a god, and prove its existence by what the belief brings to one’s life.
- [My Last Traditional AA Meeting](https://aaagnostica.org/my-last-traditional-aa-meeting/) - The meeting ended and I grabbed my purse with sweaty palms, eyes cast downward, and practically ran out of the room.
- [Experiencing Spirituality](https://aaagnostica.org/experiencing-spirituality/) - The message of the book is that spirituality is about the experience of turning strangers into neighbours.
- [Are you willing to do anything to stay sober?](https://aaagnostica.org/are-you-willing-to-do-anything-to-stay-sober/) - Made a decision to seek the wisdom of responsible others, and discover our true "voice within".
- [Dr. Bob, AA Co-founder - Part One](https://aaagnostica.org/dr-bob-aa-co-founder-part-one/) - One alcoholic talking to another: Bill Wilson helped Dr. Bob get sober in June 1935 and thus was founded Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Making a case for atheist/agnostic  groups in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/making-a-case-for-atheistagnostic-groups-in-aa/) - Atheist and agnostics groups are welcomed by the traditions of the AA fellowship.
- [Young Bill Wilson - Part Two](https://aaagnostica.org/young-bill-wilson-part-two/) - The first two decades in the life of Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Rob Ford: What he could expect in rehab](https://aaagnostica.org/rob-ford-what-he-could-expect-in-rehab/) - A portrayal of the challenges and benefits of rehab for alcoholics and addicts.
- [Frank Buchman and the Oxford Group](https://aaagnostica.org/frank-buchman-and-the-oxford-group/) - The story of the founder and main principles of the Oxford Group.
- [Charles B. Towns](https://aaagnostica.org/charles-b-towns/) - The story of the founder of the Towns Hospital where Bill Wilson and other AAs were treated for alcoholism.
- [Clarence Snyder: Almost Co-Founder](https://aaagnostica.org/clarence-snyder-almost-co-founder/) - AA took off in Cleveland, with articles in the Plain Dealer, and under the leadership of Clarence Snyder.
- [Intergroup Votes Against Re-Listing Agnostic Groups](https://aaagnostica.org/intergroup-votes-against-re-listing-agnostic-groups/) - Intergroup representatives voted against including Toronto agnostic groups on the official AA list.
- [Faces & Voices of Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/faces-voices-of-recovery/) - Faces & Voices of Recovery is an advocacy movement made up of people in recovery from alcoholism and addiction.
- [Women and AA](https://aaagnostica.org/women-and-aa/) - Is AA "ill-suited" to women? The author argues not, although its literature and practices need to be updated.
- [Two new agnostic meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/two-new-agnostic-meetings/) - Reflecting the times, new agnostic AA meetings are being organized throughout North America.
- [The General Service Conference Stumbles](https://aaagnostica.org/the-general-service-conference-stumbles/) - The 2013 General Service Conference again defers the publication of a pamphlet about agnostics in AA in long-term recovery.
- [God and Diet Pills](https://aaagnostica.org/god-and-diet-pills/) - "God" in recovery may well be the equivalent of the placebo effect of diet pills in weight loss.
- [Marty Mann and the Early Women of AA](https://aaagnostica.org/marty-mann-and-the-early-women-of-aa/) - One of the earliest women in AA, Marty Mann changed the societal perception of alcoholism.
- [My Last Binge](https://aaagnostica.org/my-last-binge/) - An alcoholic in the UK describes "hitting bottom" and finding sobriety with the support of AA and the Quakers.
- [My 10 Favourite Recovery Websites](https://aaagnostica.org/my-10-favourite-recovery-websites/) - A list of the ten best websites to assist the alcoholic or addict in recovery.
- [Physical Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/physical-recovery/) - Physical health is an important but often neglected part of recovery from alcoholism in AA.
- [Edwin Throckmorton Thacher (Ebby)](https://aaagnostica.org/edwin-throckmorton-thacher-ebby/) - A biography of Ebby Thacher and his role in AA.
- [The Great Divide](https://aaagnostica.org/the-great-divide/) - Bridging the great divide between believers and secularists in AA.
- [Personalizing the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/personalizing-the-12-steps/) - An alcoholic describes how he personalized the 12 step template in order to recover from his affliction.
- [A Message of Tolerance and Celebration](https://aaagnostica.org/a-message-of-tolerance-and-celebration/) - Bill White and Ernie Kurtz put together "A Portrayal of Multiple Pathways of Recovery in the Writings of AA Co-Founder Bill Wilson."
- [An Atheists Unofficial Guide to AA](https://aaagnostica.org/an-atheists-unofficial-guide-to-aa/) - A book which demonstrates that it is not necessary to believe in a god to be a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Bill W: The Documentary Reviewed](https://aaagnostica.org/bill-w-the-documentary-reviewed/) - The recently released documentary film, Bill W, is reviewed a long-time member of AA.
- [Slaying The Dragon](https://aaagnostica.org/slaying-the-dragon/) - Marty Nicolaus, a founder of LifeRing reviews William White's book, Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America.
- [A Woman's Way Through The Twelve Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/a-womans-way-through-the-twelve-steps/) - A detailed review of a book that is a favorite of many women in AA.
- [U of T Student Attends We Agnostics Meeting](https://aaagnostica.org/u-of-t-student-attends-we-agnostics-meeting/) - A University of Toronto student attends "We Agnostics" meeting as part of her research on agnostics in AA.
- [Perspective of a Caring Christian](https://aaagnostica.org/perspective-of-a-caring-christian/) - All must be welcome in AA, regardless of belief or lack of belief.
- [Staying Sober Without God](https://aaagnostica.org/staying-sober-without-god/) - Staying Sober Without God is an exciting addition to the growing body of literature which approaches sobriety from a non-religious point of view.
- [Defining Recovery in AA in the 21st Century](https://aaagnostica.org/defining-recovery-in-aa-in-the-21st-century/) - Recovery to be an individualized path of self discovery.
- [Sober Focus – The True Face of Alcohol](https://aaagnostica.org/sober-focus-the-true-face-of-alcohol/) - We are bombarded from childhood with messages from all of society that drinking is a normal and enjoyable part of life.
- [A Proposal to Eliminate the Lord's Prayer from AA Meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/a-proposal-to-eliminate-the-lords-prayer-from-aa-meetings/) - A 1976 call for the elimination of the Lord's Prayer from AA meetings as it offends non-Christians alcoholics in need of support.
- [Waiting: A Nonbeliever's Higher Power](https://aaagnostica.org/a-nonbelievers-higher-power/) - A review of a book about an alternative understanding of the higher power of the 12 Steps of AA.
- [Sylvia K. - First Lady of Chicago AA](https://aaagnostica.org/sylvia-k-first-lady-of-chicago-aa/) - Chicago AA retains a unique fondness for Sylvia K., one of the first sober women in AA and a trusted servant.
- [Bill Wilson and Other Women](https://aaagnostica.org/bill-wilson-and-other-women/) - Sexual fidelity was not something of which Bill Wilson, author of To Wives in the Big Book, was capable.
- [The Resilience of Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/the-resilience-of-alcoholics-anonymous/) - Attacking Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-step addiction treatment has become a specialized industry.
- [A Freethinker in Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/a-freethinker-in-alcoholics-anonymous/) - John has been able to live a sober life as a freethinker and nonbeliever in AA since his first meeting in 1968.
- [The Secular Wing of AA](https://aaagnostica.org/the-secular-wing-of-aa/) - The secular wing of AA and the growth of secular recovery mutual aid groups beyond 12-Step groups are both cause for celebration.
- [Substance Abuse Treatment Begins With Research](https://aaagnostica.org/substance-abuse-treatment-begins-with-research/) - The question of effective treatment for substance use disorder is more pressing than ever and research is a major part of the answer.
- [Let’s Open Up About Addiction and Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/lets-open-up-about-addiction-and-recovery/) - If more stories about alcoholism and addiction were shared, would we then ask for more research funding and treatment?
- [Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In](https://aaagnostica.org/alcoholics-anonymous-vs-other-approaches-the-evidence-is-now-in/) - AA leads to increased rates and lengths of abstinence compared with other common treatments.
- [Refuge Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/refuge-recovery/) - Refuge Recovery uses mindfulness meditation to reduce cravings, regulate emotions, and and build social connection.
- [The Talking Cure in Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/the-talking-cure-in-recovery/) - Alcoholics Anonymous offer the cheapest form of therapy available. Members can benefit greatly by attending AA meetings and sharing their problems.
- [SOAAR](https://aaagnostica.org/soaar/) - The Secular Ontario AA Roundup (SOAAR) will be held Saturday September 16, 2017 from 10:00 am – 10:00 pm in downtown Toronto.
- [Emotional Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/emotional-sobriety/) - This book is the best resource I know for understanding emotional sobriety and obtaining a set of useful tools that will assist us in recovery.
- [Bill Wilson’s Experience with LSD](https://aaagnostica.org/bill-wilsons-experience-with-lsd/) - Bill Wilson thought he may have found in LSD something that could make a big difference in the lives of alcoholics.
- [What is SOS?](https://aaagnostica.org/what-is-sos/) - Bill White interviews Jim Christopher, the founder of SOS, an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [AA - Spiritual Not Religious](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-spiritual-not-religious/) - The 2014 General Service Conference will again consider a pamphlet for atheists and agnostics in AA.
- [Finding Humanist Spirituality in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/finding-humanist-spirituality-in-aa/) - I love the word spiritual, even though it’s a term I had to redefine for myself.
- [Is listability the new AA?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-listability-the-new-aa/) - Vancouver Intergroup will vote on whether or not agnostic groups are "listable" on the official Vancouver AA meeting list.
- [The Wave of Religiosity](https://aaagnostica.org/the-wave-of-religiosity/) - A new strong wave of religiosity is rolling through Polish AA now.
- [Beyond Belief Agnostics and Freethinkers](https://aaagnostica.org/beyond-belief-agnostics-and-freethinkers/) - At Beyond Belief Agnostics and Freethinkers, we just share from our heart, unabashedly and honestly.
- [The Big Book: An Updated Chapter 4](https://aaagnostica.org/the-big-book-an-updated-chapter-4/) - Our program of recovery is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding. It is open, we believe, to everyone.
- [Do You Think You're Different? - Jan's Story](https://aaagnostica.org/do-you-think-youre-different-jans-story/) - An agnostic's story of recovery, published by AA World Services (AAWS) in the pamphlet "Do You Think You're Different".
- [Evolution of a Secular Meeting](https://aaagnostica.org/evolution-of-a-secular-meeting/) - The Many Paths to Spirituality meeting was started on Sunday August 28, 2016 in Langley, British Columbia.
- [I Lost My Faith and Happily So](https://aaagnostica.org/i-lost-my-faith-and-happily-so-2/) - Chapter 3 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [Chapter 16: A Growing Secular Movement](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-16-a-growing-secular-movement/) - Riding the Tide: We are a rapidly growing and evolving secular movement within Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [The Secular Ontario AA Roundup](https://aaagnostica.org/the-secular-ontario-aa-roundup/) - SOAAR will take place on September 7, 2019 at the First Unitarian Church, 170 Dundurn Street South, Hamilton.
- [Science may one day accomplish this…](https://aaagnostica.org/science-may-one-day-accomplish-this/) - We can't make a normal drinker out of an alcoholic. Science may one day accomplish this, but it hasn’t done so yet.
- [A New High: Physical Exercise and Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/a-new-high-physical-exercise-and-recovery/) - Physical exercise changed how I felt and how I thought and the isolation of addiction slowly became a thing of the past.
- [Carrying the Message to the Nonbeliever](https://aaagnostica.org/carrying-the-message-to-the-nonbeliever-2/) - The first time I came into an AA meeting I felt like I had to squeeze past God to get through the door.
- [A Magnificent Game Changer](https://aaagnostica.org/a-magnificent-game-changer-2/) - Chapter 2 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [Returning to My Spiritual Roots in Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/returning-to-my-spiritual-roots-in-sobriety-2/) - Chapter 4 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [My Name is Marnin](https://aaagnostica.org/my-name-is-marnin-3/) - Chapter 21 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [Atheist in a Foxhole](https://aaagnostica.org/atheist-in-a-foxhole-2/) - Chapter 5 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [Once a Sick Drug Addict](https://aaagnostica.org/once-a-sick-drug-addict-2/) - Chapter 6 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [The Beginning](https://aaagnostica.org/the-beginning-2/) - Chapter 7 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [A Programme of Honesty?](https://aaagnostica.org/a-programme-of-honesty-2/) - Chapter 8 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [A Friend of Jim B.](https://aaagnostica.org/a-friend-of-jim-b-2/) - Chapter 9 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [My Name is Joan](https://aaagnostica.org/my-name-is-joan-2/) - Chapter 10 - Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [Spirituality as I Understand It](https://aaagnostica.org/spirituality-as-i-understand-it-2/) - Chapter 11: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AAChapter 11: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA Gabe S. I showed signs of what I think of as “spiritual malady” from as far back as I can remember. As a child, I was absorbed in fantasy. I was the God of my own fantasies, creating worlds at will. In those worlds
- [God Problems](https://aaagnostica.org/god-problems-2/) - Chapter 12: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists & Agnostics in AA
- [Another Apostate in Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/another-apostate-in-sobriety-2/) - Chapter 13: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA
- [My Diluted Emotions](https://aaagnostica.org/my-diluted-emotions/) - Chapter 14: My Diluted Emotions.
- [A New Man](https://aaagnostica.org/a-new-man-2/) - Chapter 15: A New Man.
- [Take Three Degrees. Add Alcohol.](https://aaagnostica.org/take-three-degrees-add-alcohol-2/) - Chapter Sixteen: Take Three Degrees. Add Alcohol.
- [Ann's Story](https://aaagnostica.org/anns-story-2/) - Chapter Eighteen: Ann's Story
- [My Journey](https://aaagnostica.org/my-journey/) - Chapter Nineteen: My Journey
- [AA Atheist](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-atheist-2/) - Chapter Twenty of Do Tell: AA Atheist.
- [Carrying the Message to the Nonbeliever](https://aaagnostica.org/carrying-the-message-to-the-nonbeliever/) - The first time I came into an AA meeting I felt like I had to squeeze past God to get through the door.
- [Returning to My Spiritual Roots in Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/returning-to-my-spiritual-roots-in-sobriety/) - In sobriety I returned to my aboriginal roots to experience connection with nature, myself and my community.
- [Ann’s Story](https://aaagnostica.org/anns-story/) - Ann's Story is chapter 18 in the book "Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA".
- [I Lost My Faith and Happily So](https://aaagnostica.org/i-lost-my-faith-and-happily-so/) - AA is more meaningful when I am free to think without feeling compelled to conform to the party line.
- [He's a Real Tool](https://aaagnostica.org/hes-a-real-tool/) - I am not my addiction. Just because Alkie tells me to do something stupid doesn’t mean I have to act on it.
- [AA's Greatest Danger - Rigidity](https://aaagnostica.org/aas-greatest-danger-rigidity/) - The greatest danger facing AA today is rigidity: Bob Pearson, 1986.
- [Women's Meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/womens-meetings/) - I don't think I'd have made it without these women in AA and the practical help they offered in many areas of my life.
- [A Higher Purpose](https://aaagnostica.org/a-higher-purpose/) - My sobriety depends not upon a “Higher Power” but instead is based upon a “higher purpose.”
- [Culture and Addiction](https://aaagnostica.org/culture-and-addiction/) - Addiction is believing that more is better, a principle embedded in our culture.
- [Women for Sobriety and The New Life Program](https://aaagnostica.org/women-for-sobriety-and-the-new-life-program/) - The Women for Sobriety and New Life Program empowers women to overcome addiction.
- [We Agnostics and Atheists AA Convention - Day 3](https://aaagnostica.org/we-agnostics-and-atheists-aa-convention-day-3/) - Day Three of the historical first international convention for agnostics and atheists in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [The Pandemic and the Explosion of Zoom Meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/the-pandemic-and-the-explosion-of-zoom-meetings/) - The pandemic has brought us together as a secular recovery community.
- [My Name is Marnin](https://aaagnostica.org/my-name-is-marnin-2/) - "My Name is Marnin" is Chapter 21 in the book: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [My Name is Marnin](https://aaagnostica.org/my-name-is-marnin/) - How a Jewish atheist worked the program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [The Bird In Your Hands](https://aaagnostica.org/the-bird-in-your-hands/) - Ivan K. shares his experience, strength and hope in the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Responsibility Is Our Theme](https://aaagnostica.org/responsibility-is-our-theme/) - Bill W reflects on thirty years of AA and asks "How much and how often did we fail?"
- [A Higher Power of My Understanding](https://aaagnostica.org/a-higher-power-of-my-understanding/) - An atheist in AA tells his story of getting sober without God and how he uses his own alternate 12 Steps to maintain his sobriety.
- [Alcoholics Anonymous, Without the Religion](https://aaagnostica.org/alcoholics-anonymous-without-the-religion/) - The boom in nonreligious AA represents another manifestation of a more visible and confident humanist movement in the United States.
- [Chapter 10: Conformity and Conventional AA](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-10-conformity-and-conventional-aa/) - All groupings of men and women tend to become dogmatic. Their beliefs and practices harden and sometimes freeze.
- [Chapter 9:  Back to Basics and Other Religionists](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-9-back-to-basics-and-other-religionists/) - We certainly do have our fundamentalists, our “religionists” in AA. But shall they rule the Fellowship?
- [Chapter 8: Accepting Special Composition Groups](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-8-accepting-special-composition-groups/) - Special groups have always been viewed with suspicion, alarm and sometimes outright hostility within AA.
- [Chapter 7:  Agnostics and Human Rights](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-7-agnostics-and-human-rights/) - The way AA members or groups interpret and apply the Steps in their own lives is a matter for those individuals alone.
- [Chapter 6: Changing the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-6-changing-the-12-steps/) - We can learn the universal pattern of life’s dance from the 12 Steps. But in our individual dance of life, we choose our own music and dance our own dance.
- [Chapter 5: More Rejection](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-5-more-rejection/) - Secular AA groups have been mistreated and de-listed - or never listed at all - by Intergroups across North America.
- [Chapter 2: Rejection](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-2-rejection/) - Two agnostic groups were booted off of the official list of AA group meetings in the Greater Toronto Area.
- [Chapter 3: The “God Bit”](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-3-the-god-bit/) - Into the origins of AA came Jim Burwell, “their self-proclaimed atheist, completely against all religion”.
- [Chapter 1: An Agnostic in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-1-an-agnostic-in-aa/) - Secular AA meetings have been the main source of my sobriety. I know that “I am not alone” and that I can be totally honest.
- [Introduction: Time to Rally](https://aaagnostica.org/introduction-time-to-rally/) - It’s time to rally to the call of our own particular convictions and we shall do that within our AA Fellowship.
- [The Austin Convention - Survey Results](https://aaagnostica.org/the-austin-convention-survey-results/) - This survey and comments provide excellent information to assist the Committee as it plans for the 2018 Toronto Conference.
- [Staying sober without keeping the faith](https://aaagnostica.org/staying-sober-without-keeping-the-faith/) - Agnostics and atheists step outside the conventional AA model.
- [AA started in riots](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-started-in-riots/) - AA started in riots and continues, in a new millennium, to rise in riots.
- [The “Don’t Tell” Policy in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/the-dont-tell-policy-in-aa/) - It is often better to conceal one's lack of faith in AA or face the hostility of its more religious members.
- [We Are Not Saints](https://aaagnostica.org/we-are-not-saints/) - The fifth agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous group in the Toronto area holds its founding meeting.
- [An Academic Analysis of Do Tell!](https://aaagnostica.org/an-academic-analysis-of-do-tell/) - A clinical dissertation submitted to Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in partial fulfillment of a Doctor of Psychology Degree.
- [Choosing an AA Home Group](https://aaagnostica.org/choosing-an-aa-home-group/) - Just attending a meeting, any meeting, is in a way doing service in AA and for AA.
- [In Memory of Denis](https://aaagnostica.org/in-memory-of-denis/) - Denis, with 41 years of sobriety and known as the poster child of agnostic AA in Vancouver, died on April 1, 2016.
- [A Personal Inventory](https://aaagnostica.org/a-personal-inventory/) - A moral inventory is outlined in Step Four and Step Ten suggests the ongoing practise of this personal inventory.
- [A Full Blown Addiction – Just Like My Mother’s](https://aaagnostica.org/a-full-blown-addiction-just-like-my-mothers/) - Everyone, it seems, has an alcohol problem in the lockdown.
- [My Brain Goes Fuzzy When They Talk About God](https://aaagnostica.org/my-brain-goes-fuzzy-when-they-talk-about-god/) - Agnostic AA meetings provide nonbelievers in recovery a place where they are not ridiculed or ostracized.
- [A Secular Sobriety - Review](https://aaagnostica.org/a-secular-sobriety-review/) - Dale K has shared his story of recovery in AA and rewritten the first 164 pages of the Big Book from a secular point of view.
- [Does religion belong at AA? Fight over 'God' splits Toronto AA groups](https://aaagnostica.org/fight-over-god-splits-toronto-aa-groups/) - At issue is this question: Do alcoholics need God (in order to recover)?
- [Out of the Closet](https://aaagnostica.org/out-of-the-closet-2/) - I had a harder time describing myself as an “atheist” than I did as an “alcoholic” or “addict.”
- [Atheists and Agnostics - The Meaning of Life](https://aaagnostica.org/atheists-and-agnostics-the-meaning-of-life/) - Life without God is not a life without meaning. Everything, each and every interaction, is full of meaning.
- [Triumph of Principles: The Story of American Spirituality in Twelve Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/triumph-of-principles-the-story-of-american-spirituality-in-twelve-steps/) - The book is a mixture of psychology, philosophy, U.S. history, and the history of AA.
- [MY program, not THE program](https://aaagnostica.org/my-program-not-the-program/) - My journey and experience in recovery is my own.
- [Songs about Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/songs-about-recovery/) - Five inspiring songs, all about living in recovery.
- [Steps For Life - Not Just Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/steps-for-life-not-just-recovery/) - The Steps for Life: doing the right things in order to live a better life.
- [Working the Twelve Steps of NA… Without the “God Part”](https://aaagnostica.org/working-the-twelve-steps-of-na-without-the-god-part/) - We concentrate on one addict helping another and learning to live clean by applying the “spiritual, not religious” principles of NA.
- [Five Years Old and Growing Stronger](https://aaagnostica.org/five-years-old-and-growing-stronger/) - Covid-19 helps Ottawa’s secular sobriety movement
- [Why a Higher Power Isn’t Enough to Stay Sober](https://aaagnostica.org/why-a-higher-power-isnt-enough-to-stay-sober/) - I have an arsenal of tools, resources, people and practices such as meditation and compassion that improve my life dramatically.
- [My Diluted Emotions](https://aaagnostica.org/diluted-emotions/) - Underneath all the drinking I had a lot of un-dealt-with emotions I’d been diluting.
- [Faye's Story](https://aaagnostica.org/fayes-story/) - A woman member tells of her low point in her late forties and her recovery as an agnostic within the fellowship of AA.
- [If Not A God - What Exactly Can We Offer?](https://aaagnostica.org/if-not-a-god-what-exactly-can-we-offer/) - What can we in secular AA offer the still suffering alcoholic?by Brendan F. I joined AA in 1993 after 6 sessions with an excellent counsellor. The sessions were arranged by my employer after I admitted to having a drink problem. The counsellor suggested I was an alcoholic and I should go to AA. That simple! I was relieved but did have to ask about the
- [Présentation du Petit livre jaune](https://aaagnostica.org/presentation-du-petit-livre-jaune/) - par Louise B PRÉAMBULE Tout s’est passé vite. À l’été 2020, un membre d’Ottawa habitué des groupes AA laïcs de sa ville me tient un discours statistique sur l’appartenance religieuse de la population générale du Canada. J’ai oublié le pourcentage exact, mais j’ai été frappée par l’indifférence des Canadiens face à la pratique religieuse. Du
- [Never Fear Needed Change](https://aaagnostica.org/never-fear-needed-change/) - The fellowship of AA will need to accept change in order to accommodate new world values and demographics.
- [Addictive Thinking – Thinking Like a Schizophrenic](https://aaagnostica.org/addictive-thinking-thinking-like-a-schizophrenic/) - by Glenn Rader When I was about eight years old, my mother was overcome by delusional, paranoid schizophrenia. She was a bright woman, always sharply dressed, articulate, loving, and caring. The schizophrenia completely consumed her, and she became an obsessive, brooding, and fearful person. Her change was not simply like someone who is having a
- [Three Expert Tips for Stress Management](https://aaagnostica.org/three-expert-tips-for-stress-management/) - Thousands of people search for “stress relief” on Google daily. What can we do to reduce stress and get serenity back in our lives?
- [AA Without the God?](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-without-the-god/) - There are now secular AA groups in virtually every major city in the nation, according to AA Agnostica.
- [America’s Favorite Poison](https://aaagnostica.org/americas-favorite-poison/) - Whatever happened to the anti-alcohol movement?
- [How The Pandemic Changed Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/how-the-pandemic-changed-alcoholics-anonymous/) - AA is the last door on the road for a lot of people.
- [La nécessité de groupes AA laïques au Québec](https://aaagnostica.org/la-necessite-de-groupes-aa-laiques-au-quebec/) - Le recours à la croyance en une Puissance supérieure est-il la seule voie de rétablissement chez les Alcooliques Anonymes ?
- [Can AA Please Evolve?](https://aaagnostica.org/can-aa-please-evolve/) - AA may die if fear of change continues to weigh the fellowship down in a past that still looks too much like the 1930s.
- [Peeling the Onion: Shedding Theism In Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/peeling-the-onion-shedding-theism-in-sobriety/) - I am sober in AA and abstinent in OA.
- [Arizona Secular AA Conference](https://aaagnostica.org/arizona-secular-aa-conference/) - The second biennial Arizona Secular AA Conference will be held Saturday December 9, 2017 in Tempe, Arizona.
- [The Challenges of 12 Step Recovery for Agnostics](https://aaagnostica.org/the-challenges-of-12-step-recovery-for-agnostics/) - I have had a powerful spiritual awakening that does not require a belief in God.
- [Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life](https://aaagnostica.org/beyond-belief-agnostic-musings-for-12-step-life/) - A dogma-free book of daily reflections for alcoholics and addicts.
- [The Evolution of Identity](https://aaagnostica.org/the-evolution-of-identity/) - Because I accept the fact that I am always evolving, my world becomes bigger and more enriched and I feel closer to reality.
- [If You’re Going Through Hell, Find the Safest Exit](https://aaagnostica.org/if-youre-going-through-hell-find-the-safest-exit/) - Recovery - and especially early recovery - can be quite hellish, quite the opposite of what is expected.
- [You Will Burn in Hell](https://aaagnostica.org/you-will-burn-in-hell/) - Emotional sobriety is an area that I would recommend some exploration for the purpose of taking personal recovery to the next level.
- [Recovery: Climbing out of Plato’s Cave](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-climbing-out-of-platos-cave/) - The person in recovery is like a prisoner who climbs out of Plato's Cave and chooses to live in the light of reality.
- [The Spirituality of Imperfection](https://aaagnostica.org/the-spirituality-of-imperfection/) - A review of a book on the spirituality of imperfection in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [A Buddhist's Views on AA](https://aaagnostica.org/a-buddhists-views-on-aa/) - A thoughtful review of the pivotal role AA has played in recovery.
- [A Buddhist Path to Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/a-buddhist-path-to-recovery/) - A more diverse world of treatment options casts a wider net for addicts who’ve fallen through the cracks.
- [Refuge Recovery - Reflections on Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/refuge-recovery-reflections-on-recovery/) - We have included these stories for those new to recovery to get a sense of the various ways in which recovery happens.
- [Each Breath a Gift](https://aaagnostica.org/each-breath-a-gift/) - Sincere storytelling unites us. Each Breath is such a gift. Thomas B. may be new to authorship but he’s a master storyteller.
- [Appendix II - Histories of ten agnostic groups in Canada](https://aaagnostica.org/appendix-ii-histories-of-ten-agnostic-groups-in-canada/) - The origins, histories and meeting formats of ten agnostic Alcoholics Anonymous groups in Canada.
- [Appendix I - Secular Versions of “How It Works”](https://aaagnostica.org/appendix-i-secular-versions-of-how-it-works/) - It’s time to get some movement back into this movement: What could “How It Works” look like at an AA meeting in the 22nd century?
- [Chapter 14:  Progress not Perfection](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-14-progress-not-perfection/) - There were controversies in the planning and organization of both the Santa Monica and Austin conventions.
- [Chapter 13: Santa Monica Convention](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-13-santa-monica-convention/) - The first international convention for agnostics, atheists and freethinkers in AA was held in Santa Monica, California, in November 2014.
- [Chapter 11: Conference-approved Literature](https://aaagnostica.org/chapter-11-conference-approved-literature/) - A Conference-approved pamphlet for and by atheists and agnostics in AA has never been published. Never. Been. Published.
- [A Magnificent Game Changer](https://aaagnostica.org/a-magnificent-game-changer/) - I am grateful for having a fellowship - my tribe - that offers me a solution, as we say, one day at a time.
- [Atheist in a Foxhole](https://aaagnostica.org/atheist-in-a-foxhole/) - Chapter Five of Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [Once a Sick Drug Addict](https://aaagnostica.org/once-a-sick-drug-addict/) - I had a moment of clarity. A street clinic doctor told me that I would die if I did not stop my destructive lifestyle.
- [The Beginning](https://aaagnostica.org/the-beginning/) - Low bottom addict with a high opinion of himself. Dirty, rough looking, someone you’d hurry past on the sidewalk.
- [A Programme of Honesty?](https://aaagnostica.org/a-programme-of-honesty/) - I feel uncomfortable when fairy-stories and superstition are peddled as being an essential part of recovery.
- [A Friend of Jim B.](https://aaagnostica.org/a-friend-of-jim-b/) - The words “as we understood him” were added to the Steps as a result of Jim B., one of the first atheists in AA.
- [My Name is Joan](https://aaagnostica.org/my-name-is-joan/) - I have never felt as much a part of Alcoholics Anonymous as I do since we have We Agnostics meetings.
- [Spirituality As I Understand It](https://aaagnostica.org/spirituality-as-i-understand-it/) - I learned how to calm my emotions, to accept others, and to feel connected to the world and the sentient beings in it.
- [God Problems](https://aaagnostica.org/god-problems/) - AA must assure non-believers that they are not merely deviants, but full, participating members in the AA Fellowship.
- [Another Apostate in Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/another-apostate-in-sobriety/) - I want to explore all of my thinking and instincts with freedom, responsibility, honesty and integrity.
- [A New Man](https://aaagnostica.org/a-new-man/) - It was in the rooms of agnostic AA where I became the new man that I am now.
- [Take Three Degrees. Add Alcohol.](https://aaagnostica.org/take-three-degrees-add-alcohol/) - What was happening is that I had become a full-fledged alcoholic; I was moody, unpredictable and untrustworthy.
- [My Path in Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/my-path-in-alcoholics-anonymous/) - A chapter from the book, Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [My Journey in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/my-journey-in-aa/) - Thanks to the fellowship of AA and good inputs from other sources I have not had to pick up a drink.
- [AA Atheist](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-atheist/) - As an atheist, I have to learn to translate the God language in AA into something more acceptable to me.
- [Positive Attitude Changes Everything](https://aaagnostica.org/positive-attitude-changes-everything/) - This is Chapter 22 from the book, Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [The Power is in the Process](https://aaagnostica.org/the-power-is-in-the-process/) - What got me sober were the actions of inventory, amends and service and the experience and support of our fellowship in AA.
- [Utter Desperation](https://aaagnostica.org/utter-desperation/) - Nothing could have brought me to AA other than utter desperation and the lack of any viable alternative.
- [An Activist in Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/an-activist-in-sobriety/) - Sobriety should mean reclaiming our intelligence, not dumbing it down - living the one life we have to the fullest.
- [A Holy Terror of an Alcoholic](https://aaagnostica.org/a-holy-terror-of-an-alcoholic/) - When I am drinking and drugging, I am tormented; this is true for all addicts, just below the surface.
- [My Alcohol-Addicted Agnostic-Atheist Recovery Story](https://aaagnostica.org/my-alcohol-addicted-agnostic-atheist-recovery-story/) - What it was like, what happened, what it's like now in my forty-third year of recovery, one day at a time.
- [Embracing Our Pain Together](https://aaagnostica.org/embracing-our-pain-together/) - Embracing Our Pain Together: Chapter 28 of the book, Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [Take What You Need and Leave the Rest](https://aaagnostica.org/take-what-you-need-and-leave-the-rest/) - Chapter 29 of the book Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA.
- [Life on Life’s Terms](https://aaagnostica.org/life-on-lifes-terms/) - Life isn't always sunny now. But whatever it is, I'm there to greet it each day as some version of my better self.
- [Do Tell! Stories by Atheists & Agnostics in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/do-tell-stories-by-atheists-agnostics-in-aa/) - There are thirty stories of recovery in Do Tell! - 15 by women and 15 by men - all nonbelievers in AA.
- [Sober a Long Time – Now What?](https://aaagnostica.org/sober-a-long-time-now-what/) - A workbook, I’ve Been Sober a Long Time – Now What? – with 78 pages of topics, member’s views,” processing questions and space to write.
- [A Soul Sighting](https://aaagnostica.org/a-soul-sighting/) - It was dark and cold, but I was tough because I found my soul!
- [An Updated "How It Works"](https://aaagnostica.org/an-updated-how-it-works/) - This version of “How it Works” is read at the beginning of the Sober Agnostics meetings in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- [Traditional AA, Repression, Oppression, and Alienation](https://aaagnostica.org/traditional-aa-repression-oppression-and-alienation/) - When I go to meetings, I am prepared to express my non-belief and expose myself to further alienation, and sometimes retribution.
- [To thine own self be true](https://aaagnostica.org/to-thine-own-self-be-true/) - An agnostic group is established in London to counter an increasing dogmatic approach to recovery in AA.
- [Father of We Agnostics Dies](https://aaagnostica.org/father-of-we-agnostics-dies/) - Charlie P, the founder of the very first "We Agnostics" meeting, died on February 27, 2012.
- [What is a person’s best self?](https://aaagnostica.org/what-is-a-persons-best-self/) - Recovery brings out your best self.
- [How Dare You - An Open Letter to AA Trustees](https://aaagnostica.org/how-dare-you-an-open-letter-to-aa-trustees/) - Why does the plethora of references to God, Him, Higher Power, etc., not indicate a religious nature of Alcoholics Anonymous? (Don’t religions have a god?)
- [Our new chatroom!](https://aaagnostica.org/our-new-chatroom/) - Chat rooms are for everybody and especially for the newcomer who has a problem with the religiosity of AA meetings.
- [Religion Free AA - Is It Possible?](https://aaagnostica.org/religion-free-aa-is-it-possible/) - The purpose of this essay is to explain why I believe AA will remain saturated with religion.
- [An Agnostic and Mainstream AA](https://aaagnostica.org/an-agnostic-and-mainstream-aa/) - Bill Wilson: "All people must necessarily rally to the call of their own particular convictions and we of AA are no exception".
- [Secular Ontario AA Roundup](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-ontario-aa-roundup/) - Mark your calendar for September 7th, 2019 for the next Secular Ontario AA Roundup event in Hamilton.
- [15 Benefits of Staying Sober](https://aaagnostica.org/15-benefits-of-staying-sober/) - Life really does get better if you stay sober.
- [11 Benefits Of Being Sober](https://aaagnostica.org/11-benefits-of-being-sober/) - Here are 11 benefits to being sober.
- [You Don't Need to Believe in Miracles](https://aaagnostica.org/you-dont-need-to-believe-in-miracles/) - The higher power is simply the way the world works.
- [Reshaping the AA Culture](https://aaagnostica.org/reshaping-the-aa-culture/) - For we agnostics to feel at home in AA we must inevitably be a part of reshaping the AA culture.
- [How It Works Without A God](https://aaagnostica.org/how-it-works-without-a-god/) - My frustration with “Conference approved” AA literature intensified and I took the liberty to expand my reading boundaries.
- [Atheists and agnostics in AA will never give up on our fellowship](https://aaagnostica.org/atheists-and-agnostics-in-aa-will-never-give-up-on-our-fellowship/) - Atheists are living proof that AA works for any alcoholic who meets the only requirement for membership, a desire to stop drinking.
- [Another Agnostic Group Ousted](https://aaagnostica.org/another-agnostic-group-ousted/) - A third agnostic group in Toronto, Widening Our Gateway, was removed from the official AA meeting list.
- [God As We Understood Him](https://aaagnostica.org/god-as-we-understood-him/) - It's not finding God that frees one from obsession, but instead it is abandoning self-centredness.
- [Is AA Just For Christians?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-aa-just-for-christians/) - AA meetings which end with the Lord's Prayer offend and repel non-religious members.
- [Quadrants of Knowledge](https://aaagnostica.org/quadrants-of-knowledge/) - Step 3 is about knowing that I do not know.
- [A Poem About My Higher Power](https://aaagnostica.org/a-poem-about-my-higher-power/) - This poem is dedicated to everyone who has been chastised for their atheism/agnosticism through thinly-veiled crosstalk.
- [The Responsibility Declaration](https://aaagnostica.org/the-responsibility-declaration/) - When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that I am responsible.
- [The AA Canon](https://aaagnostica.org/the-aa-canon/) - The Big Book is the foundation of the AA canon.
- [Why is the Big Book Sacred?](https://aaagnostica.org/why-is-the-big-book-sacred/) - Sacred Big Book: Connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose.
- [AA Meeting Guide](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-meeting-guide/) - The Meeting Guide is free of charge and provides meeting information from AA service organizations in a very easy-to-access format.
- [Religion and AA](https://aaagnostica.org/religion-and-aa/) - “The God Word” pamphlet bothered me because the first sentence claims that “AA is not a religious organization.” My response is, “Since when?”
- [The One and Only Kool-Aid](https://aaagnostica.org/the-one-and-only-kool-aid/) - According to Big Book Thumpers the ONLY path to permanent sobriety is through word-by-word adherence to the instructions in the AA Bible – aka the Big Book.
- [John’s Recovery: Step Ten](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-ten/) - My Step 10: Live each day based on the commitment to strengthen each personal relationship relevant to that day’s events.
- [John’s Recovery: Step Nine](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-nine/) - My Step 9: Make appropriate amends based on a sense of calculated fairness, common sense, and the well being of all concerned.
- [John’s Recovery: Step Eight](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-eight/) - My Step 8: Be mindful of my past transgressions and accept the necessity to make appropriate amends.
- [Scientist Undergoes Brain Treatment for Alcoholism](https://aaagnostica.org/scientist-undergoes-brain-treatment-for-alcoholism/) - There should be no better way to treat a brain-based illness than a brain-based intervention.
- [A Goodbye Letter to Alcohol](https://aaagnostica.org/a-goodbye-letter-to-alcohol/) - My only cure is complete abstinence and separation.
- [Must one attend meetings forever?](https://aaagnostica.org/must-one-attend-meetings-forever/) - Now that my two years of sobriety have surpassed my drinking, it seems logical that I no longer need meetings as much as I did.
- [John’s Recovery: Step Four](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-four/) - My Step 4: Conduct an honest evaluation of my past life in order to identify harms done, personal faults that need to be addressed, and personal strengths to be utilized.
- [AA Needs to Grow Up](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-needs-to-grow-up/) - As Alcoholics Anonymous moves forward, it must understand and respect the need for inclusivity.
- [A Long Time Love Affair](https://aaagnostica.org/a-long-time-love-affair/) - You intoxicate all my senses. My boundaries seem to not exist. When you knock on my door I want to shut it but cannot.
- [John’s Recovery: Step One](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-one/) - My Step 1: Came to the realization that alcohol consumption had severely impeded my ability to accomplish every one of my life’s aspirations.
- [The Common Sense of Drinking and Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/the-common-sense-of-drinking-and-alcoholics-anonymous/) - The secular book “The Common Sense of Drinking” was a precursor to the God oriented Big Book.
- [We Are That We Are - Theism, Spiritualism, Naturalism and a Path to Spiritual Existentialism](https://aaagnostica.org/we-are-that-we-are-theism-spiritualism-naturalism-and-a-path-to-spiritual-existentialism/) - Mr. Troe takes us through the thoughts of several philosophers, gives a synopsis of his own beliefs, and an insight into his experiences with AA.
- [Atheist nurse's fight against mandatory AA will go before B.C. Human Rights Tribunal](https://aaagnostica.org/atheist-nurses-fight-against-mandatory-aa-will-go-before-b-c-human-rights-tribunal/) - A B.C. nurse who lost his job when he refused to attend a 12-step program for addiction will get a chance to argue he was discriminated against as an atheist.
- [Recovery is Relative to the Individual](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-is-relative-to-the-individual/) - This is YOUR program, and you must do what works for YOU.
- [Critique of Chapter 10 – To Employers](https://aaagnostica.org/critique-of-chapter-10-to-employers/) - Chapter 10 alone makes the case for retiring the current Big Book and, if desired, the issuing of an updated and corrected volume.
- [Buddhist Precept: Intoxicants Cloud the Mind](https://aaagnostica.org/buddhist-precept-intoxicants-cloud-the-mind/) - My religion is the pursuit to see things as they really are.
- [My Recovery in Traditional AA](https://aaagnostica.org/my-recovery-in-traditional-aa/) - As a secular-humanist I knew I was still going to be a square peg in a round hole in AA.
- [Freaken Big Book Fundamentalists Hate Freaken Everything!](https://aaagnostica.org/freaken-big-book-fundamentalists-hate-freaken-everything/) - Big Book fundamentalists are the elite members of Alcoholics Anonymous. At least, that's what they tell us.
- [What Happens During an Alcoholic Blackout?](https://aaagnostica.org/what-happens-during-an-alcoholic-blackout/) - Excessive drinking can interrupt the brain's ability to form memories.
- [Letter of Support for Eating Disorders Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/letter-of-support-for-eating-disorders-anonymous/) - The idea that secular people can work the 12 Steps is supported in this letter from Roger C - creator of the AA Agnostica website.
- [The Only Requirement...](https://aaagnostica.org/the-only-requirement/) - Tradition 3: The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
- [Which God, Whose God, What God?](https://aaagnostica.org/which-god-whose-god-what-god/) - In Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age Bill Wilson acknowledges the rights of people to have no god and to modify the Steps.
- [My experience with the AA God](https://aaagnostica.org/my-experience-with-the-aa-god/) - I quickly picked up on the importance of lending a helping hand to any alcoholic in need.
- [Drunks: The Story of Alcoholism and the Birth of Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/drunks-the-story-of-alcoholism-and-the-birth-of-recovery/) - Drunks is thorough in its research, it is also expansive. Finan’s travels through a drunken American history is eye-opening for us all.
- [How It Worked: Clarence Snyder and the Early Days of AA](https://aaagnostica.org/how-it-worked-clarence-snyder-and-the-early-days-of-aa/) - How It Worked: The Story of Clarence Snyder and the Early Days of AA contains awesome insights into the relationships and motives of the pioneers of AA.
- [Manitoba Keystone Conference](https://aaagnostica.org/manitoba-keystone-conference/) - Members of the Winnipeg secular AA group, Beyond Belief, will be conducting a secular AA panel at the Manitoba Keystone Conference Board.
- [Blowing the Gate Away](https://aaagnostica.org/blowing-the-gate-away/) - Our secular movement may save AA as a still-viable recovery program in communities worldwide.
- [Critique of Chapter 6 – Into Action (Steps 5 – 11)](https://aaagnostica.org/critique-of-chapter-6-into-action-steps-5-11/) - The overwhelming focus on prayer and God make clear the theistic background of Bill Wilson and of the book Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Conference Question - Literature for We Agnostics?](https://aaagnostica.org/conference-question-literature-for-we-agnostics/) - The General Service Conference will again be considering a request for a pamphlet for atheist and agnostic AA members.
- [Conclusion: Who We Are](https://aaagnostica.org/conclusion-who-we-are/) - We atheists and agnostics - secularists - are members of AA. As we so declare.
- [Widening the Gateway](https://aaagnostica.org/widening-the-gateway/) - Buoyed by that first conference in Washington last year, we are planning a second Widening the Gateway conference for March 31, 2018.
- [Turning It Over](https://aaagnostica.org/turning-it-over/) - Step 3 as published in 1939: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- [Irreligion in the US: A Rising Tide](https://aaagnostica.org/irreligion-in-the-us-a-rising-tide/) - Religiously “nones” – mostly atheists or agnostics – now make up roughly 23% of the U.S. adult population.
- [The Kawartha Freethinkers](https://aaagnostica.org/the-kawartha-freethinkers/) - The Kawartha Freethinkers meet at the Mount Community Centre in Peterborough on Tuesday evenings at 8 PM.
- [Secular groups fight exclusion from AA](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-groups-fight-exclusion-from-aa/) - Alcoholics Anonymous’ religious undertone is under fire in Canada, where an atheist lodged a human rights complaint.
- [The "God" Word](https://aaagnostica.org/the-god-word/) - There is a place for atheists and agnostics in AA; a way through to a happy, sober life and we should help each other to find it.
- [May You Join Us Soon… in Austin!](https://aaagnostica.org/may-you-join-us-soon-in-austin/) - The second convention for we agnostics, atheists and freethinkers in AA will be held Nov 11-13 in Austin, Texas.
- [William James, the 12 Steps, and Neuroplasticity](https://aaagnostica.org/william-james-the-12-steps-and-neuroplasticity/) - Our liquor-soaked neural pathways steer us to the untenable conclusion that life without alcohol would be impossible.
- [Principles and the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/principles-and-the-12-steps/) - As a result of practising the principles of the 12 Steps in my life, I am sober and have been since Nov 9, 1986.
- [Admitting Defeat](https://aaagnostica.org/admitting-defeat/) - Admitting defeat was the most important victory of my life.
- [Fitting in rather than out](https://aaagnostica.org/fitting-in-rather-than-out/) - With the help of other secular members of AA, I am gaining the ability to feel more connected to others in and out of the meetings.
- [Technology and Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/technology-and-recovery/) - Many alcoholics today find support they need via online groups, meetings, discussions and fellowship.
- [A Different Road](https://aaagnostica.org/a-different-road/) - An article published in the Chicago Tribune in 1995 celebrating 20 years of Quad A - AA meetings for Atheists and Agnostics.
- [Alcoholics Anonymous accused of discrimination](https://aaagnostica.org/alcoholics-anonymous-accused-of-discrimination/) - The GTA Intergroup argues that its members must be prepared to practise the 12-step program and have a belief in God.
- [The Power of Our Stories](https://aaagnostica.org/the-power-of-our-stories/) - One alcoholic sharing with another alcoholic is at the heart of what works in the fellowship of AA.
- [Recovering from the committee in my head](https://aaagnostica.org/recovering-from-the-committee-in-my-head/) - Thanks to AA, my head is now a much more peaceful place than I could ever have imagined.
- [Don't drink and go to meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/dont-drink-and-go-to-meetings/) - Do you want sobriety? Stop drinking and using drugs. Do you want to stay sober? Maintain that abstinence.
- [Remembering Ernie Kurtz](https://aaagnostica.org/remembering-ernie-kurtz/) - Ernie Kurtz was ever mindful of the many paths to recovery, and was a great supporter of the "agnostic AA" movement.
- [Identification](https://aaagnostica.org/identification/) - AA works because of identification. We alcoholics identify with each other in both our shared malady and recovery.
- [The Jellinek Curve](https://aaagnostica.org/the-jellinek-curve/) - Looking over the Jellinek Curve provides an overview of the key elements of alcoholism and recovery.
- [Survivors of Addiction](https://aaagnostica.org/survivors-of-addiction/) - A review of a book with a Jungian perspective, Survivors of Addiction: Narratives of Recovery by Mary Addenbrooke.
- [Out of the Closet](https://aaagnostica.org/out-of-the-closet/) - An atheist shares about her long sober journey in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [A Skeptic’s Journey to a Higher Power](https://aaagnostica.org/a-skeptics-journey-to-a-higher-power/) - Thanks to my sponsor, a new outlook and recovery program, my higher power simply is “The Great Mystery!"
- [Eric's Talk - Our We Agnostics Meeting](https://aaagnostica.org/erics-talk-our-we-agnostics-meeting/) - The featured speaker at a meeting talks about his struggles with the "God bit" in AA and his new home group, We Agnostics.
- [The Steps Cafeteria-Style](https://aaagnostica.org/the-steps-cafeteria-style/) - The Steps are presented so that they can either be ignored, taken cafeteria-style, or embraced wholeheartedly.
- [A power greater than ourselves](https://aaagnostica.org/a-power-greater-than-ourselves/) - Step 2 in AA implies a journey in which we access resources - such as fellowship - to support our sobriety.
- [The Doorknob Deity](https://aaagnostica.org/the-doorknob-deity/) - God (or a Higher Power) in AA is pure religion: an omniscient, omnipotent, interventionist and personal God.
- [Al-Anon Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/al-anon-agnostica/) - I am the daughter, the ex-wife and the mother of alcoholics. I didn't give up power, it was taken away from me.
- [From Believer to Non-Believer](https://aaagnostica.org/from-believer-to-non-believer/) - Moving from believer to non-believer was quite natural for me. My actions are more important than my beliefs.
- [The First 164 Pages](https://aaagnostica.org/the-first-164-pages/) - The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous attributes sobriety to the work of an interventionist God.
- [We Agnostics and Atheists AA Convention - Day 2](https://aaagnostica.org/we-agnostics-and-atheists-aa-convention-day-2/) - Day Two of the historical first international convention for agnostics and atheists in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [We Agnostics and Atheists AA Convention - Day 1](https://aaagnostica.org/we-agnostics-and-atheists-aa-convention-day-1/) - Day One of the historical first international convention for agnostics and atheists in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [The Loss of Love and Service of Jonathon Goley](https://aaagnostica.org/the-loss-of-love-and-service-of-jonathon-goley/) - Jonathon Goley, a member of the WAFT IAAC steering committee, passed away on October 18, 2014.
- [Convention Fellowship Speakers](https://aaagnostica.org/convention-fellowship-speakers/) - Our speakers have labored in love for decades and have given countless hours of work to make our convention an historical event.
- [Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion](https://aaagnostica.org/waking-up-a-guide-to-spirituality-without-religion/) - Harris understands spirituality as experiencing life moment to moment and thereby being oneself to the fullest.
- [The Many Paths To Spirituality Pamphlet](https://aaagnostica.org/the-many-paths-to-spirituality-pamphlet/) - A Conference-Approved pamphlet that fails utterly to understand or meet the needs of agnostics and atheists in AA.
- [Secular Alcoholics Anonymous: Nonreligious Treatment for Nonreligious People](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-alcoholics-anonymous-nonreligious-treatment-for-nonreligious-people/) - Secular Alcoholics Anonymous: Nonreligious Treatment for Nonreligious People.
- [SMART Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/smart-recovery/) - An alternative recovery option for those suffering from alcoholism or addiction.
- [The Trouble with Tradition Three](https://aaagnostica.org/the-trouble-with-tradition-three/) - At first the Third Tradition seems the ticket to AA for anyone who can admit to having a problem with drink.
- [Slaying The Dragon](https://aaagnostica.org/slaying-the-dragon-2/) - A review of the 2nd edition of Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America.
- [Recovery Capital](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-capital/) - Our recovery capital is determined by the external and internal assets that we have which support recovery.
- [In the name of God](https://aaagnostica.org/in-the-name-of-god/) - A vocal minority within AA preaches that going to meetings and not drinking are insufficient for quality sobriety.
- [Alcoholism - What's It All About?](https://aaagnostica.org/alcoholism-whats-it-all-about/) - If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely... you are probably alcoholic.
- [An Atheist Speaks Out](https://aaagnostica.org/an-atheist-speaks-out/) - Many people have refused the help AA can give because of its quasi-religious flavor.
- [Twelve Steps to Psychological Good Health and Serenity](https://aaagnostica.org/twelve-steps-to-psychological-good-health-and-serenity/) - Dr. Segal's book understands the 12 Steps as science instead of religion. It offers a path of transformation that is palatable to the secularist.
- [A Reverend at the Agnostic AA Convention](https://aaagnostica.org/a-reverend-at-the-agnostic-aa-convention/) - Should a non-alcoholic, ordained minister speak at an AA convention for atheists and agnostics?
- [Metro Vancouver's atheist alcoholics seek recovery without God talk](https://aaagnostica.org/metro-vancouvers-atheist-alcoholics-seek-recovery-without-god-talk/) - A growing number of alcoholics in Vancouver and world wide are recovering in AA without God talk.
- [LifeRing](https://aaagnostica.org/lifering/) - In LifeRing, a secular fellowship, the recovering person is considered the protagonist of his or her own recovery.
- [When did I become an alcoholic?](https://aaagnostica.org/when-did-i-become-an-alcoholic/) - Often the day we acknowledge our alcoholism is the day we decide to do something about it.
- [The Biology of Spirituality](https://aaagnostica.org/the-biology-of-spirituality/) - The war between the left and right hemispheres of the brain can have a casualty - the addict or alcoholic.
- [The Church of the Divine Dipsomaniac](https://aaagnostica.org/the-church-of-the-divine-dipsomaniac/) - A satire based on "There ain't no devil, just God when he is drunk," by Tom Waits.
- [First AA Meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/first-aa-meetings/) - Sometimes - often it seems - just going to meetings is all it takes to bring about long-term recovery.
- [Spirituality for a Non-Believer](https://aaagnostica.org/spirituality-for-a-non-believer/) - How an non-believer survives in AA without a belief in God or some other Higher Power.
- [A Million Little Pieces](https://aaagnostica.org/a-million-little-pieces/) - A review of the controversial memoir/book of alcoholic and addict James Frey.
- [Christmas, Christians, Lepers, and Alcoholics (Revisited)](https://aaagnostica.org/christmas-christians-lepers-and-alcoholics-revisited/) - The spirit of inclusivity present at Christmas should always prevail in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts](https://aaagnostica.org/in-the-realm-of-hungry-ghosts/) - A review of Gabor Maté's ground-breaking book on alcoholism and addiction, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
- [Short of a Game Changer - Appendix II](https://aaagnostica.org/short-of-a-game-changer-appendix-ii/) - The Spiritual Experience Appendix of the Big Book makes AA only somewhat more accessible to atheists.
- [Finding Our Way](https://aaagnostica.org/finding-our-way/) - How AA only worked after an agnostic alcoholic in recovery got honest about "the God thing."
- [Pharisees and Recalcitrants](https://aaagnostica.org/pharisees-and-recalcitrants/) - Human rights issues in AA mirror those in society at large. The best solution for both is to accommodate difference.
- [Is There Room Enough in AA?](https://aaagnostica.org/is-there-room-enough-in-aa/) - Atheists in AA must no longer keep quiet about their lack of belief in a God.
- [We Tread Innumerable Paths](https://aaagnostica.org/we-tread-innumerable-paths/) - The AA Grapevine published an article by an atheist who talked about the need for special groups for nonbelievers.
- [The Willow Tree Bark](https://aaagnostica.org/the-willow-tree-bark/) - Reflections of an agnostic in AA on why the program of AA works without God.
- [What I Am Not](https://aaagnostica.org/what-i-am-not/) - Step 2 of the AA recovery program has everything to do with overcoming fear and grandiosity.
- [Prayer At Meetings: A World View](https://aaagnostica.org/prayer-at-meetings-a-world-view/) - AA members around the world offer their views on ending AA meetings with the Lord's Prayer.
- [An Atheist at Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/an-atheist-at-alcoholics-anonymous/) - Finding alternatives to "God" as an atheist in Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Separation of Church and AA](https://aaagnostica.org/separation-of-church-and-aa/) - AA would be more inclusive if religion was not a part of its meetings.
- [The Silver Tongued Devil and I](https://aaagnostica.org/the-silver-tongued-devil-and-i/) - Step 1 of the AA program of recovery means admitting we are powerless over alcohol.
- [AA in the 1930s: God As We Understood Him](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-in-the-1930s-god-as-we-understood-him/) - Bill Wilson and AA in the 1930s.
- [The Only Requirement Group](https://aaagnostica.org/the-only-requirement-group/) - A new agnostic AA group takes it's name from the Third Tradition: The Only Requirement.
- [Our Father Who Art Not in Public Schools](https://aaagnostica.org/our-father-who-art-not-in-public-schools/) - The Lord's Prayer is not a general or spiritually neutral prayer and its use in AA violates a tradition of inclusiveness.
- [Christmas, Christians, Lepers and Alcoholics](https://aaagnostica.org/christmas-christians-lepers-and-alcoholics/) - The Christmas spirit of inclusivity should always prevail in AA.
- [Women and Alcohol](https://aaagnostica.org/women-and-alcohol/) - Alcoholism and recovery as experienced by women in the modern age.
- [Let the Wood Burn](https://aaagnostica.org/let-the-wood-burn/) - Recovered alcoholic celebrates anniversary and affirms the place of agnostics and their groups in AA.
- [Indy We Agnostics Re-Listed](https://aaagnostica.org/indy-we-agnostics-re-listed/) - An AA group in Indianapolis expelled for its agnosticism is back on the official AA meeting list.
- [Who is a Member of Alcoholics Anonymous?](https://aaagnostica.org/who-is-a-member-of-alcoholics-anonymous/) - All with a desire to stop drinking are members of an inclusive AA.
- [Let Me Think for Myself!](https://aaagnostica.org/let-me-think-for-myself/) - Members who use the rooms of AA to preach are a threat to the newcomer who wants to stop drinking.
- [You Cannot NOT Interpret the Steps!](https://aaagnostica.org/you-cannot-not-interpret-the-steps/) - Any understanding of the 12 Steps of AA will inevitably be the result of an interpretation.
- [I am Responsible](https://aaagnostica.org/i-am-responsible/) - The power of example is an important force in the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [John’s Recovery: Step Twelve](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-twelve/) - My Step 12: Strive to serve as an example that sobriety is achievable and rewarding and be willing to help others to attain it.
- [John's Recovery: Step Two](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-two/) - My Step 2: Came to the realization I needed to accept guidance from others in order for me to re-focus on the pursuit of my aspirations.
- [John’s Recovery: Step Five](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-five/) - My Step 5: To maintain my commitment to honesty and humility I’ll share my inventory with my sponsor.
- [John’s Recovery: Steps Six and Seven](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-steps-six-and-seven/) - My Step 6: Commit to a process of self-improvement designed to make me a net contributor to society instead of a net extractor.
- [John’s Recovery: Step Eleven](https://aaagnostica.org/johns-recovery-step-eleven/) - My Step 11: Stay in close contact with my sober support network and willingly ask for input when faced with a troubling decision.
- [Arizona Secular AA Conference](https://aaagnostica.org/arizona-secular-aa-conference-2/) - If you aren’t organizing a Secular AA Conference within your area today, tomorrow is the day to start.
- [Recovery in AA Need Not Be “Yahweh or the Highway”](https://aaagnostica.org/recovery-in-aa-need-not-be-yahweh-or-the-highway/) - The book includes some basics on theism, atheism, agnosticism and existentialism, alcoholism and AA.
- [My New Home in Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/my-new-home-in-alcoholics-anonymous/) - I will be forever grateful to traditional AA for my sobriety but I have found my new home at my secular meeting, We Agnostics in Hamilton.

## Pages

- [Links](https://aaagnostica.org/links/) - Links to other sites of interest to agnostics in AA and to all those in recovery.
- [LifeRing Secular Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/lifering-secular-recovery/) - LifeRing is based on a three "S" philosophy: Sobriety, Secularity and Self-help.
- [SOAAR 2023](https://aaagnostica.org/soaar-2023/) - The third SOAAR (Secular Ontario Alcoholics Anonymous Roundup) will be held in Kingston on August 26th, 2023.
- [Secular Group Websites](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-group-websites/) - Websites around the world for secular AA groups and meetings.
- [Common Sense Recovery: An Atheist's Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/common-sense-recovery-an-atheists-guide-to-alcoholics-anonymous/) - Taking atheism seriously, and in particular the “Recovery Sciences”, is not a threat to AA. It is about taking what works in AA and expanding upon it.
- [Books](https://aaagnostica.org/literature-3/) - Books that are helpful to atheists, agnostics and freethinkers in recovery from alcoholism and addiction.
- [Other 12 Step Fellowships](https://aaagnostica.org/other-12-step-fellowships/) - These fellowships are identified with AA because they base their recovery programs on the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of AA.
- [Over Four Million Visits to AA Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/over-four-million-visits-to-aa-agnostica/) - By Roger C As of November 2023, there have been over four million visits to this website, AA Agnostica. This website was initially launched in June of 2011. That's 12 1/2 years ago, as of November. And the four million viewers amount to roughly 26,500 a month, which is close to 900 each and every
- [Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/do-tell-stories-by-atheists-and-agnostics-in-aa/) - Thirty stories of experience, strength and hope by 15 women and 15 men, all atheists and agnostics in AA.
- [SOAAR 2019](https://aaagnostica.org/soaar-2019-3/) - The second Secular Ontario AA Roundup (SOAAR) was held in Hamilton in September 2019.
- [Don't Tell: Stories and Essays by Agnostics and Atheists in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/dont-tell-stories-and-essays-by-agnostics-and-atheists-in-aa/) - Don’t Tell is an important book for anyone interested in the future of Alcoholics Anonymous and the future of alcoholism recovery.
- [Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life](https://aaagnostica.org/beyond-belief-agnostic-musings-for-12-step-life/) - A daily reflection book for nonbelievers, freethinkers and everyone in recovery.
- [What is AA?](https://aaagnostica.org/what-is-aa-2/) - It is one drunk helping another. And that is the very essence of AA.
- [A History of Agnostic Groups in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/a-history-of-agnostic-groups-in-aa/) - From the very first agnostic groups in AA in the USA to the current expulsion of agnostic groups from the official AA meeting list in Canada.
- [AA Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/aa-agnostica/) - AA Agnostica We are posting new articles on the AA Agnostica website! Every year there will be a total of 52 new articles, posted every Sunday morning. There will be many, many topics of interest for our AA readers. What I want to do now is invite recovery folks – from around the world -
- [Daily Reflections for Modern Twelve Step Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/daily-reflections-for-modern-twelve-step-recovery/) - There are very positive reviews of this book on Amazon! Here are a few of them: Excellent Recovery Resource I found this book to be rich with wisdom, insight and nuggets of history. For each day of the year we are given a quote, a short discussion and questions to ask ourselves. It provides an
- [Support AA Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/support-aa-agnostica/) - To date we have posted over 550 articles by we agnostics, atheists and freethinkers from around the world.
- [The Addiction Recovery Handbook](https://aaagnostica.org/the-addiction-recovery-handbook/) - What Richard Clark presents in The Addiction Recovery Handbook is long overdue. The influential books Alcoholics Anonymous and AA's Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, have helped millions of people struggling with addiction. In the last 85 years a lot has changed. Alcoholism has become addiction and society, if it is to slow the rate of
- [A History of Agnostics in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/a-history-of-agnostics-in-aa-2/) - Our hope is that Alcoholics Anonymous adapts and moves forward, with greater inclusivity. A History of Agnostics in AA is meant to contribute to that goal.
- [God Fact or Fiction](https://aaagnostica.org/god-fact-or-fiction/) - God Fact or Fiction was an event that took place at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario on March 30th, 2023 with an audience of well over 500 people. There were three speakers: a Christian priest, a Muslim and an atheist. I was the atheist speaker. By Roger C. I quit believing in a God when
- [The Little Book: A Collection of Alternative 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/the-little-book-a-collection-of-alternative-12-steps/) - The book contains 20 alternative versions of the 12 Steps, four secular interpretations of each of them by well-known authors, and an essay on the origins of the Steps.
- [BC Secular AA Roundup](https://aaagnostica.org/bc-secular-aa-roundup/) - ONE BIG TENT By Ralph B. We are excited about hosting a regional Secular AA Roundup on July 8, 2023 in Langley, British Columbia. We are building on the work done by others in North America to spread the message of staying sober with a non-traditional belief system. The theme, One Big Tent, was chosen
- [SMART Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/smart-recovery/) - SMART Recovery offers specific tools and techniques such as Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT).
- [The Secret Diaries of Bill W.](https://aaagnostica.org/the-secret-diaries-of-bill-w/) - Early reviews of The Secret Diaries: "A great read. An interesting fictional account of an historical time in the life of AA founder Bill Wilson. Certainly won't bore you if you have an interest in the subject matter. Funny, Poignant, Engaging!" Patrick Harvey - Amazon Canada "This book will rock some socks off in traditional
- [Al-Anon, ACA and CODA](https://aaagnostica.org/al-anon-aca-and-coda/) - All three mutual aid organizations - Al-Anon, ACA and CODA - use the 12 Steps and and 12 Traditions, as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [How to Start an AA Meeting](https://aaagnostica.org/how-to-start-an-aa-meeting/) - All it takes to start a new AA meeting and group is the desire and a coffee pot.
- [About Us](https://aaagnostica.org/about-us/) - A space for AA agnostics, atheists and freethinkers worldwide.
- [Alternative 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/alternative-12-steps/) - Individuals and groups adapt the 12 Steps. Various versions (agnostic, humanist, Buddhist, secular, and others) are featured on this page.
- [Secular Organization for Sobriety (SOS)](https://aaagnostica.org/secular-organization-for-sobriety-sos/) - Secular Organizations For Sobriety (SOS), also known as Save Our Selves, is a non-profit network of addiction recovery groups.
- [Le petit livre jaune: Les douze étapes vues autrement](https://aaagnostica.org/le-petit-livre-jaune-les-douze-etapes-vues-autrement/) - Le petit livre jaune est une célébration des nombreuses façons dont les gens adaptent et interprètent les douze étapes.
- [The Alternative 12 Steps: A Secular Guide to Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/the-alternative-12-steps-a-secular-guide-to-recovery/) - Martha Cleveland and Arlys G. show how the 12-Step program can be interpreted and worked by those who simply do not believe in an interventionist deity.
- [Checkout](https://aaagnostica.org/checkout/) - [show_wp_shopping_cart]
- [Writing for AA Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/writing-for-aa-agnostica/) - It's not hard! We do not have a list of demands. The website is all about what works for you in recovery from alcoholism and/or addiction.
- [Step Interpretations](https://aaagnostica.org/step-interpretations-2/) - Secular interpretations of the Steps by Allen Berger, Stephanie Covington, Gabor Maté and Therese Jacobs-Stewart
- [Mutual Aid Groups](https://aaagnostica.org/mutual-aid-groups/) - Mutual aid groups are nonprofessional and include members who share the same problem and voluntarily support one another.
- [Many Paths to Spirituality](https://aaagnostica.org/many-paths-to-spirituality/) - A misconception about Alcoholics Anonymous is that it is a religious organization.
- [Women for Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/women-for-sobriety/) - Women for Sobriety is a secular non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome alcoholism and other addictions.
- [Alcoholics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/alcoholics-anonymous/) - "One alcoholic talking to another" may very well be the essence of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Test](https://aaagnostica.org/test/)
- [Responsabilidad: Ésa es la cuestión](https://aaagnostica.org/responsabilidad-esa-es-la-cuestion/) - En abril de 1965, Bill W pronunció un discurso en la Conferencia del Servicio General celebrada en Nueva York, cuyo tema era “La responsabilidad hacia aquéllos a quienes servimos”.

## Categories

- [History - Modern](https://aaagnostica.org/category/history-modern/) - The post-millennium history of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [Grapevine](https://aaagnostica.org/category/grapevine/) - Articles originally published in the AA Grapevine.
- [God, Religion & Prayer in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/category/god-religion-prayer/) - The religiosity of AA and the use of the Christian Lord’s Prayer at AA meetings.
- [Experience, Strength & Hope](https://aaagnostica.org/category/experience-strength-and-hope/) - Reflections on the fellowship, program and benefits/shortfalls of Alcoholics Anonymous.
- [The 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/category/the-12-steps/) - Articles on the suggested program of recovery first introduced in 1939 by Bill Wilson in AA.
- [The 12 Traditions](https://aaagnostica.org/category/the-12-traditions/) - The 12 Traditions serve as guidelines for the unorganized organisation of AA.
- [Featured](https://aaagnostica.org/category/featured/) - Posts taken from other categories to be featured on the website Home Page.
- [Book Reviews](https://aaagnostica.org/category/book-reviews/) - Reviews and excerpts of books, films and other materials, both electronic and print.
- [Featured Books](https://aaagnostica.org/category/featured-books/) - Books taken from the Reviews category to be included on the Literature Page.
- [History - Early](https://aaagnostica.org/category/history-early/) - The early history of Alcoholics Anonymous and the men and women who had an impact on the nascent fellowship.
- [Research / Many Paths](https://aaagnostica.org/category/research-many-paths/) - There are many paths to recovery, all of them worthy of celebration.
- [The Alternative 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/category/the-alternative-12-steps/) - Chapters from the book, The Alternative 12 Steps: A Secular Guide to Recovery
- [Agnostic Groups - Growth and Opposition](https://aaagnostica.org/category/agnostic-groups-growth-and-opposition/) - There has been opposition to agnostic groups in AA. Nevertheless it is a growing movement.
- [Key Players in AA History](https://aaagnostica.org/category/key-players-in-aa-history/) - Chapters from the book, Key Players in AA History
- [AA Literature for Agnostics](https://aaagnostica.org/category/aa-literature-for-agnostics/) - Efforts to have Conference-approved literature specifically for atheists and agnostics in AA have failed.
- [Do Tell!](https://aaagnostica.org/category/do-tell/) - Chapters from the book, Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA
- [Recovery Capital](https://aaagnostica.org/category/recovery-capital/) - The assets that contribute to, and are a part of, recovery.
- [A History of Agnostics in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/category/a-history-of-agnostics-in-aa/) - Chapters from the book “A History of Agnostics in AA” written by Roger C. and published by AA Agnostica.
- [Songs](https://aaagnostica.org/category/songs/) - Songs about addiction and recovery.
- [More Do Tell!](https://aaagnostica.org/category/do-tell-2/) - Chapters from the Do Tell! published again on AA Agnostica.
- [Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/category/recovery/)

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- [AA groups](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-groups/)
- [spiritual experience](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/spiritual-experience/)
- [personality change](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/personality-change/)
- [hail mary](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/hail-mary/)
- [the Lord's Prayer](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/the-lords-prayer/)
- [Athiest](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/athiest/)
- [Dawkins](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dawkins/)
- [Emmanuel Movement](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/emmanuel-movement/)
- [Richard Peabody](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/richard-peabody/)
- [Courtenay Baylor](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/courtenay-baylor/)
- [Jacoby Club](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/jacoby-club/)
- [air force](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/air-force/)
- [athiests](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/athiests/)
- [agnostic groups](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/agnostic-groups/)
- [Gabor Maté](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/gabor-mate/)
- [Portland Hotel](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/portland-hotel/)
- [Vancouver Eastend](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/vancouver-eastend/)
- [dislocation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dislocation/)
- [Ebby Thacher](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ebby-thacher/)
- [Jew](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/jew/)
- [nurturing](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nurturing/)
- [alcoholic](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alcoholic/)
- [gratitude](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/gratitude/)
- [tolerance](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tolerance/)
- [recovery paths](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/recovery-paths/)
- [multiple paths](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/multiple-paths/)
- [Procustes](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/procustes/)
- [alternative steps](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alternative-steps/)
- [division](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/division/)
- [secularists](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secularists/)
- [great divide](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/great-divide/)
- [believers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/believers/)
- [rehab](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rehab/)
- [crack](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/crack/)
- [James Frey](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/james-frey/)
- [daily meditations](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/daily-meditations/)
- [abstinence](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/abstinence/)
- [addicts](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/addicts/)
- [God stuff](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/god-stuff/)
- [health](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/health/)
- [physical health](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/physical-health/)
- [delirium tremens](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/delirium-tremens/)
- [hypoglycemia](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/hypoglycemia/)
- [Non-believer](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/non-believer/)
- [Catholic](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/catholic/)
- [websites](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/websites/)
- [top ten](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/top-ten/)
- [alternatives](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alternatives/)
- [interpretations](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/interpretations/)
- [origins](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/origins/)
- [addict](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/addict/)
- [dogmatism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dogmatism/)
- [UK](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/uk/)
- [BBC](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/bbc/)
- [binge drinking](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/binge-drinking/)
- [quakers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/quakers/)
- [Marty Mann](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/marty-mann/)
- [anonymity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/anonymity/)
- [Roger Eber](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/roger-eber/)
- [early AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/early-aa/)
- [alcohol](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alcohol/)
- [blackout](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/blackout/)
- [roger ebert](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/roger-ebert/)
- [drunk](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/drunk/)
- [mom](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mom/)
- [cocaine](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/cocaine/)
- [girl scouts](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/girl-scouts/)
- [placebo](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/placebo/)
- [weight loss](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/weight-loss/)
- [suicide](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/suicide/)
- [Spiritual not religious](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/spiritual-not-religious/)
- [pamphlet](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pamphlet/)
- [General Service Conference](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/general-service-conference/)
- [AA World Services](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-world-services/)
- [convention](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/convention/)
- [Santa Monica](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/santa-monica/)
- [freethinkers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/freethinkers/)
- [AA Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-agnostica/)
- [anniversary](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/anniversary/)
- [celebration](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/celebration/)
- [path](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/path/)
- [Father Watters](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/father-watters/)
- [Ward Ewing](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ward-ewing/)
- [agnostic meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/agnostic-meetings/)
- [Davis Kasl](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/davis-kasl/)
- [Gabrielle Glaser](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/gabrielle-glaser/)
- [Caroline Knapp](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/caroline-knapp/)
- [Conference](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/conference/)
- [nonbelievers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nonbelievers/)
- [science](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/science/)
- [advocacy](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/advocacy/)
- [Jim Christopher](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/jim-christopher/)
- [SOS](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sos/)
- [trustees](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/trustees/)
- [rejection](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rejection/)
- [long-term recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/long-term-recovery/)
- [stigma](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/stigma/)
- [Clarence Snyder](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/clarence-snyder/)
- [Cleveland AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/cleveland-aa/)
- [Plain Dealer](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/plain-dealer/)
- [AA Co-Founder](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-co-founder/)
- [theology](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/theology/)
- [Towns Hospital](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/towns-hospital/)
- [belladonna](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/belladonna/)
- [dipsomania](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dipsomania/)
- [Tom Waits](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tom-waits/)
- [Appendix II](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/appendix-ii/)
- [open mindedness](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/open-mindedness/)
- [proactive](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/proactive/)
- [Dowsett-Johnston](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dowsett-johnston/)
- [book review](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/book-review/)
- [Drink](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/drink/)
- [frank buchman](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/frank-buchman/)
- [absolutes](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/absolutes/)
- [sam shoemaker](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sam-shoemaker/)
- [riot](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/riot/)
- [millenium](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/millenium/)
- [rob ford](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rob-ford/)
- [co-founder](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/co-founder/)
- [vermont](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/vermont/)
- [dorset](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dorset/)
- [biology](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/biology/)
- [chemistry](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chemistry/)
- [serotonin](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/serotonin/)
- [brain](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/brain/)
- [SMART](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/smart/)
- [recovery option](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/recovery-option/)
- [CBT](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/cbt/)
- [motivation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/motivation/)
- [culture](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/culture/)
- [consumerism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/consumerism/)
- [Lois Burnham](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lois-burnham/)
- [listable](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/listable/)
- [chat room](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chat-room/)
- [live chat](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/live-chat/)
- [online meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/online-meetings/)
- [exclusion](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/exclusion/)
- [secular guide](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secular-guide/)
- [lord](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lord/)
- [humanism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/humanism/)
- [secularism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secularism/)
- [nonreligious AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nonreligious-aa/)
- [New York](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/new-york/)
- [Laytonville](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/laytonville/)
- [higher purpose](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/higher-purpose/)
- [psychology](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/psychology/)
- [healing](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/healing/)
- [quasi-religious](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/quasi-religious/)
- [Dr. Bob](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dr-bob/)
- [partnership](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/partnership/)
- [sober truth](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sober-truth/)
- [rehabs](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rehabs/)
- [research](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/research/)
- [Dodes](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dodes/)
- [God talk](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/god-talk/)
- [Vancouver AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/vancouver-aa/)
- [reverend](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/reverend/)
- [WAFT](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/waft/)
- [spiritual energy](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/spiritual-energy/)
- [trend](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/trend/)
- [therapy](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/therapy/)
- [book](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/book/)
- [stories](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/stories/)
- [essays](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/essays/)
- [Introduction](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/introduction/)
- [AA future](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-future/)
- [addiction treatment](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/addiction-treatment/)
- [Jacoby](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/jacoby/)
- [Self-examination](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self-examination/)
- [Personal honesty](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/personal-honesty/)
- [Self-acceptance](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self-acceptance/)
- [self-help](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self-help/)
- [control](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/control/)
- [sponsorship](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sponsorship/)
- [freethinker](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/freethinker/)
- [sober](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sober/)
- [productive](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/productive/)
- [true AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/true-aa/)
- [physical recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/physical-recovery/)
- [hasidic](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/hasidic/)
- [story telling](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/story-telling/)
- [Ernie Kurtz](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ernie-kurtz/)
- [traditional](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/traditional/)
- [God bit](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/god-bit/)
- [assets](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/assets/)
- [capital](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/capital/)
- [growth](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/growth/)
- [proud](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/proud/)
- [minority](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/minority/)
- [white paper](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/white-paper/)
- [fundamentalists](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/fundamentalists/)
- [To Wives](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/to-wives/)
- [Lois Wilson](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lois-wilson/)
- [sexual fidelity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sexual-fidelity/)
- [slaying](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/slaying/)
- [dragon](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dragon/)
- [member](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/member/)
- [acceptance](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/acceptance/)
- [meditation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/meditation/)
- [tango](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tango/)
- [AA meeting](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-meeting/)
- [greek goddess](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/greek-goddess/)
- [self-mastery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self-mastery/)
- [self knowledge](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self-knowledge/)
- [non-religious](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/non-religious/)
- [WAFT IAAC](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/waft-iaac/)
- [belief](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/belief/)
- [cultural heritage](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/cultural-heritage/)
- [pragmatism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pragmatism/)
- [drunks](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/drunks/)
- [Sylvia K](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sylvia-k/)
- [Chicago](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chicago/)
- [Allen Berger](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/allen-berger/)
- [true self](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/true-self/)
- [GSR](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/gsr/)
- [participation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/participation/)
- [involvement](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/involvement/)
- [inverted triangle](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inverted-triangle/)
- [rational](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rational/)
- [common sense](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/common-sense/)
- [guide](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/guide/)
- [waking up](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/waking-up/)
- [Sam Harris](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sam-harris/)
- [Tradition Two](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tradition-two/)
- [loving god](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/loving-god/)
- [trusted servants](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/trusted-servants/)
- [Flaw](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/flaw/)
- [speakers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/speakers/)
- [lesbian](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lesbian/)
- [gay](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/gay/)
- [transgender](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/transgender/)
- [out](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/out/)
- [Barry Hazle](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/barry-hazle/)
- [Anne Smith](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/anne-smith/)
- [Akron](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/akron/)
- [Carl Jung](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/carl-jung/)
- [Rowland Hazard](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rowland-hazard/)
- [Jonathon Goley](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/jonathon-goley/)
- [death](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/death/)
- [love](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/love/)
- [Plato](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/plato/)
- [prisoner](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/prisoner/)
- [shame](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/shame/)
- [high school](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/high-school/)
- [first drink](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/first-drink/)
- [virtue](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/virtue/)
- [Aristotle](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aristotle/)
- [international](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/international/)
- [Human power](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/human-power/)
- [How it Works](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/how-it-works/)
- [panels](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/panels/)
- [workshops meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/workshops-meetings/)
- [non-belief](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/non-belief/)
- [dharma](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dharma/)
- [Interventionist Deity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/interventionist-deity/)
- [Vicious Cycle](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/vicious-cycle/)
- [LSD](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lsd/)
- [AA History](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-history/)
- [New Thought](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/new-thought/)
- [Christianity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/christianity/)
- [daily reflections](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/daily-reflections/)
- [Step 13](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-13/)
- [predatory behaviour](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/predatory-behaviour/)
- [sex](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sex/)
- [rape](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rape/)
- [honesty](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/honesty/)
- [memoir](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/memoir/)
- [autobiography](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/autobiography/)
- [Al-Anon](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/al-anon/)
- [Principles](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/principles/)
- [Step 12](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-12/)
- [historian](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/historian/)
- [Not-God](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/not-god/)
- [deity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/deity/)
- [doorknob](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/doorknob/)
- [obituary](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/obituary/)
- [founders](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/founders/)
- [biography](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/biography/)
- [listing](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/listing/)
- [inclusivity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inclusivity/)
- [Lillian](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lillian/)
- [nonreligious](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nonreligious/)
- [support](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/support/)
- [evolution](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/evolution/)
- [resources](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/resources/)
- [Drugs](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/drugs/)
- [war](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/war/)
- [Narcotics](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/narcotics/)
- [skeptic](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/skeptic/)
- [mystery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mystery/)
- [magazine](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/magazine/)
- [England](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/england/)
- [Wales](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/wales/)
- [share](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/share/)
- [Eightfold Path](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/eightfold-path/)
- [Unitarians](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/unitarians/)
- [UU](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/uu/)
- [preaching](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/preaching/)
- [declaration](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/declaration/)
- [pledge](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pledge/)
- [interpretation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/interpretation/)
- [Tapestry](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tapestry/)
- [CBC](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/cbc/)
- [1930](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/1930/)
- [demographics](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/demographics/)
- [Christians](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/christians/)
- [different](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/different/)
- [William White](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/william-white/)
- [talk](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/talk/)
- [speaker](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/speaker/)
- [interview](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/interview/)
- [mix](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mix/)
- [PRAASA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/praasa/)
- [Pacific](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pacific/)
- [Assembly](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/assembly/)
- [psychedelics](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/psychedelics/)
- [controversy](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/controversy/)
- [myth](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/myth/)
- [menace](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/menace/)
- [morality](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/morality/)
- [purpose](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/purpose/)
- [right wing](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/right-wing/)
- [fundamentalism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/fundamentalism/)
- [principle](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/principle/)
- [Pew](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pew/)
- [nones](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nones/)
- [voice](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/voice/)
- [Do Tell](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/do-tell/)
- [chapter 1](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-1/)
- [books](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/books/)
- [tribe](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tribe/)
- [Darwin](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/darwin/)
- [ayahuasca](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ayahuasca/)
- [pain](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pain/)
- [purism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/purism/)
- [religion bashing](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/religion-bashing/)
- [perils](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/perils/)
- [Jung](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/jung/)
- [archetypes](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/archetypes/)
- [Great Britain](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/great-britain/)
- [survivors](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/survivors/)
- [agnosticism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/agnosticism/)
- [social world](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/social-world/)
- [natives](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/natives/)
- [red road](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/red-road/)
- [duty](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/duty/)
- [connection](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/connection/)
- [identification](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/identification/)
- [fundies](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/fundies/)
- [literature](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/literature/)
- [amnesia](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/amnesia/)
- [drinking](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/drinking/)
- [progress](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/progress/)
- [understanding](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/understanding/)
- [modern](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/modern/)
- [Grapevine](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/grapevine/)
- [Religion & Prayer](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lords-prayer/)
- [Jellinek](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/jellinek/)
- [plant](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/plant/)
- [medecine](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/medecine/)
- [trends](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/trends/)
- [statistics](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/statistics/)
- [coincidence](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/coincidence/)
- [barrier](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/barrier/)
- [aboriginal](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aboriginal/)
- [roots](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/roots/)
- [Step 6](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-6/)
- [secular AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secular-aa/)
- [Sharing](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sharing/)
- [outreach](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/outreach/)
- [public information](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/public-information/)
- [Agnostica](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/agnostica/)
- [step 7](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-7/)
- [step 4](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-4/)
- [step 5](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-5/)
- [drug](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/drug/)
- [sick](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sick/)
- [schism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/schism/)
- [fairy stories](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/fairy-stories/)
- [Maui](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/maui/)
- [deviant](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/deviant/)
- [tools](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tools/)
- [apostate](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/apostate/)
- [update](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/update/)
- [emotions](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/emotions/)
- [new man](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/new-man/)
- [women's meetings](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/womens-meetings/)
- [help](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/help/)
- [disorder](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/disorder/)
- [disease](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/disease/)
- [disaster](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/disaster/)
- [inventory](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inventory/)
- [moral](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/moral/)
- [personal](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/personal/)
- [suffering](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/suffering/)
- [woman](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/woman/)
- [sustained](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sustained/)
- [committee](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/committee/)
- [head](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/head/)
- [voices](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/voices/)
- [beast](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/beast/)
- [journey](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/journey/)
- [storytelling](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/storytelling/)
- [translation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/translation/)
- [isolation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/isolation/)
- [physical exercise](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/physical-exercise/)
- [yoga](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/yoga/)
- [court](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/court/)
- [Toronto](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/toronto/)
- [alternative](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alternative/)
- [self](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self/)
- [craving](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/craving/)
- [Internet](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/internet/)
- [texting](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/texting/)
- [online](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/online/)
- [technology](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/technology/)
- [motion](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/motion/)
- [tool](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tool/)
- [Loving kindness](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/loving-kindness/)
- [amends](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/amends/)
- [desperation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/desperation/)
- [group](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/group/)
- [dependency](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dependency/)
- [faith](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/faith/)
- [Dysfunctional](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dysfunctional/)
- [activist](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/activist/)
- [drugging](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/drugging/)
- [torment](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/torment/)
- [horror](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/horror/)
- [medication](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/medication/)
- [AA. sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-sobriety/)
- [friend](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/friend/)
- [Naltrexone](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/naltrexone/)
- [life](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/life/)
- [our liquor-soaked neural pathways go on steering us to the untenable conclusion that life without alcohol would be pretty grim](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/our-liquor-soaked-neural-pathways-go-on-steering-us-to-the-untenable-conclusion-that-life-without-alcohol-would-be-pretty-grim/)
- [defeat](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/defeat/)
- [victory](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/victory/)
- [articles](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/articles/)
- [last](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/last/)
- [home group](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/home-group/)
- [liberty](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/liberty/)
- [open-minded](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/open-minded/)
- [members](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/members/)
- [discrimination](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/discrimination/)
- [tribunal](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tribunal/)
- [delisted](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/delisted/)
- [Groups](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/groups/)
- [special interest](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/special-interest/)
- [Polacheck](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/polacheck/)
- [Los Angeles](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/los-angeles/)
- [pyschedelics](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pyschedelics/)
- [PTSD](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ptsd/)
- [non-believers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/non-believers/)
- [truth](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/truth/)
- [newsletter](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/newsletter/)
- [inclusive](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inclusive/)
- [Ontario](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ontario/)
- [thumpers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/thumpers/)
- [Vancouver](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/vancouver/)
- [self-esteem](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self-esteem/)
- [in crowd](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/in-crowd/)
- [rally](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rally/)
- [expulsion](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/expulsion/)
- [Oxford](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/oxford/)
- [Excommunication](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/excommunication/)
- [roundup](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/roundup/)
- [Peterborough](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/peterborough/)
- [de-listed](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/de-listed/)
- [manual](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/manual/)
- [survey](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/survey/)
- [special](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/special/)
- [LGBTQ](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lgbtq/)
- [blacks](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/blacks/)
- [back to basics](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/back-to-basics/)
- [religionists](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/religionists/)
- [conformity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/conformity/)
- [authoritarianism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/authoritarianism/)
- [religiosity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/religiosity/)
- [first](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/first/)
- [GTA Intergroup](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/gta-intergroup/)
- [AAWS](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aaws/)
- [extremism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/extremism/)
- [workshops](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/workshops/)
- [movement](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/movement/)
- [booze](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/booze/)
- [quitting](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/quitting/)
- [realizations](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/realizations/)
- [SMART Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/smart-recovery/)
- [summit](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/summit/)
- [scientific](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/scientific/)
- [female](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/female/)
- [authors](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/authors/)
- [inner resources](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inner-resources/)
- [military](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/military/)
- [young people](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/young-people/)
- [Washington](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/washington/)
- [Arizona](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/arizona/)
- [biennial](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/biennial/)
- [Tempe](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tempe/)
- [How to](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/how-to/)
- [start](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/start/)
- [The Sinclair Method](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/the-sinclair-method/)
- [medical reseach](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/medical-reseach/)
- [Recovery Rising](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/recovery-rising/)
- [many paths](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/many-paths/)
- [pathways](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pathways/)
- [karma](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/karma/)
- [reconciliation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/reconciliation/)
- [Personal Inventory](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/personal-inventory/)
- [exclusive](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/exclusive/)
- [Daily Reprieve](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/daily-reprieve/)
- [logical fallacies](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/logical-fallacies/)
- [critique](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/critique/)
- [remission](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/remission/)
- [character. Bill White](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/character-bill-white/)
- [theist](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/theist/)
- [stress](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/stress/)
- [response](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/response/)
- [theism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/theism/)
- [child](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/child/)
- [Ketcham](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ketcham/)
- [relevance](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/relevance/)
- [Working with Others](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/working-with-others/)
- [mask](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mask/)
- [authentic](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/authentic/)
- [outdated](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/outdated/)
- [secularist](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secularist/)
- [Detroit](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/detroit/)
- [Moncton](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/moncton/)
- [polls](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/polls/)
- [Pew Research](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pew-research/)
- [2018](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/2018/)
- [ICSAA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/icsaa/)
- [Alcooliques Anonymes](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alcooliques-anonymes/)
- [laïque](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/laique/)
- [athées](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/athees/)
- [agnostiques](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/agnostiques/)
- [libres penseurs](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/libres-penseurs/)
- [Québec](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/quebec/)
- [Design for Living](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/design-for-living/)
- [practical tips](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/practical-tips/)
- [reflections](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/reflections/)
- [Alchoholism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alchoholism/)
- [experience](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/experience/)
- [strength](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/strength/)
- [hope](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/hope/)
- [talking](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/talking/)
- [cure](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/cure/)
- [pioneers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pioneers/)
- [Winnipeg](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/winnipeg/)
- [Keystone](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/keystone/)
- [changes](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/changes/)
- [positive](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/positive/)
- [study](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/study/)
- [risk](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/risk/)
- [recovery capital](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/recovery-capital/)
- [One Big Tent](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/one-big-tent/)
- [solutions](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/solutions/)
- [Poland](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/poland/)
- [moments of clarity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/moments-of-clarity/)
- [nontheism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nontheism/)
- [Chapter 10](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-10/)
- [To Employers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/to-employers/)
- [mental illness](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mental-illness/)
- [Five Keys](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/five-keys/)
- [evolving](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/evolving/)
- [reality](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/reality/)
- [tradition 3](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/tradition-3/)
- [requirement](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/requirement/)
- [moderation management](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/moderation-management/)
- [alcoholics](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alcoholics/)
- [Audrey Kishline](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/audrey-kishline/)
- [Nietzsche](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nietzsche/)
- [Blackouts](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/blackouts/)
- [memory](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/memory/)
- [Eating Disorders](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/eating-disorders/)
- [humanist](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/humanist/)
- [retread](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/retread/)
- [emotional sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/emotional-sobriety/)
- [authenticity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/authenticity/)
- [ostracize](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ostracize/)
- [boot out](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/boot-out/)
- [Precept 5](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/precept-5/)
- [Refuge Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/refuge-recovery/)
- [Hamilton](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/hamilton/)
- [awe](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/awe/)
- [Personal Recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/personal-recovery/)
- [Inner Self](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inner-self/)
- [Zarina](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/zarina/)
- [non-theists](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/non-theists/)
- [godless](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/godless/)
- [choice](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/choice/)
- [alcholism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alcholism/)
- [variations](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/variations/)
- [inclusion](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inclusion/)
- [contagious](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/contagious/)
- [affection](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/affection/)
- [recovery carriers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/recovery-carriers/)
- [About Being Here](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/about-being-here/)
- [Women for Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/women-for-sobriety/)
- [New Life](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/new-life/)
- [WFS](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/wfs/)
- [Nanaimo](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nanaimo/)
- [staying sober](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/staying-sober/)
- [without god](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/without-god/)
- [hell](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/hell/)
- [clean](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/clean/)
- [long time](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/long-time/)
- [now](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/now/)
- [someday](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/someday/)
- [recovery without god](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/recovery-without-god/)
- [Twelve Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/twelve-steps/)
- [Susan Cheever](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/susan-cheever/)
- [Spiritualism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/spiritualism/)
- [Naturalism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/naturalism/)
- [Spiritual Existentialism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/spiritual-existentialism/)
- [SOAAR](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/soaar/)
- [The Common Sense of Drinking](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/the-common-sense-of-drinking/)
- [precursor](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/precursor/)
- [God oriented](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/god-oriented/)
- [lifestyle](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lifestyle/)
- [character](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/character/)
- [stress management](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/stress-management/)
- [serenity](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/serenity/)
- [fun](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/fun/)
- [exercise](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/exercise/)
- [Planet AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/planet-aa/)
- [jacket of recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/jacket-of-recovery/)
- [recovery community](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/recovery-community/)
- [Secular Ontario AA Roundup](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secular-ontario-aa-roundup/)
- [board](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/board/)
- [mission](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mission/)
- [goal](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/goal/)
- [vision](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/vision/)
- [sobriety in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sobriety-in-aa/)
- [Humanly Possible](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/humanly-possible/)
- [secular recovery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secular-recovery/)
- [the 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/the-12-steps/)
- [the Practical Version](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/the-practical-version/)
- [self-destructive cycle](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self-destructive-cycle/)
- [secular 12 Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secular-12-steps/)
- [aspirations](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aspirations/)
- [hypocrisy](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/hypocrisy/)
- [international conference](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/international-conference/)
- [like-minded](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/like-minded/)
- [12 Smart Things](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/12-smart-things/)
- [step three](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-three/)
- [Step 8](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-8/)
- [obligation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/obligation/)
- [attendance](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/attendance/)
- [Rainbow Group](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rainbow-group/)
- [Oshawa](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/oshawa/)
- [Step Nine](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-nine/)
- [10 years](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/10-years/)
- [step six](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-six/)
- [goodbye](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/goodbye/)
- [separation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/separation/)
- [letter](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/letter/)
- [Schaberg](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/schaberg/)
- [Step 10](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-10/)
- [2020](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/2020/)
- [Boo](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/boo/)
- [Writing the Big Book](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/writing-the-big-book/)
- [BC](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/bc/)
- [brain disorder](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/brain-disorder/)
- [Frank Plummer](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/frank-plummer/)
- [CCSA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ccsa/)
- [bill](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/bill/)
- [wilson](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/wilson/)
- [Step 11](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/step-11/)
- [life-j](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/life-j/)
- [AA Beyond Belief](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-beyond-belief/)
- [service in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/service-in-aa/)
- [pacific northwest](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pacific-northwest/)
- [British Columbia](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/british-columbia/)
- [AA Bible](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-bible/)
- [pamphlets](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pamphlets/)
- [brochures](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/brochures/)
- [message](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/message/)
- [NA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/na/)
- [Narcotics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/narcotics-anonymous/)
- [meeting guide](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/meeting-guide/)
- [app](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/app/)
- [phone](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/phone/)
- [mobile device](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mobile-device/)
- [Regina Walker](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/regina-walker/)
- [gender](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/gender/)
- [Bob Pearson](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/bob-pearson/)
- [inclusiveness](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inclusiveness/)
- [privilege](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/privilege/)
- [race](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/race/)
- [Practical Steps](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/practical-steps/)
- [sacred](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sacred/)
- [hostility](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/hostility/)
- [cui bono](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/cui-bono/)
- [workbook](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/workbook/)
- [canon](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/canon/)
- [vulnerables](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/vulnerables/)
- [newcomers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/newcomers/)
- [zealots](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/zealots/)
- [poem](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/poem/)
- [difficult times](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/difficult-times/)
- [theatrical](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/theatrical/)
- [bill and bob](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/bill-and-bob/)
- [higher powers](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/higher-powers/)
- [Frankl](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/frankl/)
- [Glasser](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/glasser/)
- [Australia](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/australia/)
- [Lao Tzu](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/lao-tzu/)
- [Conclave](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/conclave/)
- [blogs](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/blogs/)
- [spiritual growth](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/spiritual-growth/)
- [rewards](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rewards/)
- [Four Noble Truths](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/four-noble-truths/)
- [better life](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/better-life/)
- [more fun](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/more-fun/)
- [benefits](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/benefits/)
- [mainstream AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mainstream-aa/)
- [United Kingdom](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/united-kingdom/)
- [labyrinth](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/labyrinth/)
- [living in the moment](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/living-in-the-moment/)
- [click](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/click/)
- [success rate](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/success-rate/)
- [dissertation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dissertation/)
- [doctorate](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/doctorate/)
- [best self](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/best-self/)
- [soul](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/soul/)
- [veteran](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/veteran/)
- [anxiety](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/anxiety/)
- [a secular sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/a-secular-sobriety/)
- [15 years](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/15-years/)
- [Chapter 4](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-4/)
- [Charade](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/charade/)
- [Insult](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/insult/)
- [solution](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/solution/)
- [Traditional AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/traditional-aa/)
- [Repression](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/repression/)
- [Oppression](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/oppression/)
- [Alienation](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alienation/)
- [sober agnostics](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sober-agnostics/)
- [Sober Focus](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/sober-focus/)
- [chapter 6](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-6/)
- [Drug Addict](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/drug-addict/)
- [Chapter 7](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-7/)
- [The Beginning](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/the-beginning/)
- [Chapter 8](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-8/)
- [A Programme of Honesty?](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/a-programme-of-honesty/)
- [Chapter 9](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-9/)
- [A Friend of Jim B](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/a-friend-of-jim-b/)
- [Chapter 21](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-21/)
- [My Name is Marnin](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/my-name-is-marnin/)
- [My Name is Joan](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/my-name-is-joan/)
- [epidemic](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/epidemic/)
- [Repetition](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/repetition/)
- [Ritualism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ritualism/)
- [Slogan](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/slogan/)
- [Alchohlics Anonymous](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alchohlics-anonymous/)
- [pandemic](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/pandemic/)
- [in-person](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/in-person/)
- [zoom](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/zoom/)
- [organization](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/organization/)
- [dopamine](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/dopamine/)
- [self-discovery](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/self-discovery/)
- [Inspiration](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/inspiration/)
- [Life Lessons](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/life-lessons/)
- [Listening](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/listening/)
- [poison](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/poison/)
- [anti-alcohol](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/anti-alcohol/)
- [America](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/america/)
- [stinking thinking](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/stinking-thinking/)
- [alco-logic](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alco-logic/)
- [denial](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/denial/)
- [le petit livre jaune](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/le-petit-livre-jaune/)
- [the little book](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/the-little-book/)
- [my own](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/my-own/)
- [my steps](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/my-steps/)
- [ancient literature](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ancient-literature/)
- [Chapter 11](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-11/)
- [Spirituality as I Understand It](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/spirituality-as-i-understand-it/)
- [God Problems](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/god-problems/)
- [Chapter 13](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-13/)
- [Another Apostate in Sobriety](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/another-apostate-in-sobriety/)
- [Chapter 14](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-14/)
- [Diluted emotions](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/diluted-emotions/)
- [A New Man](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/a-new-man/)
- [Chapter 15](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-15/)
- [Ottawa](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/ottawa/)
- [Secular NA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/secular-na/)
- [music](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/music/)
- [song](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/song/)
- [Until You Try](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/until-you-try/)
- [Fredericton](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/fredericton/)
- [NB](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nb/)
- [commandments](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/commandments/)
- [songs](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/songs/)
- [alcolism](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/alcolism/)
- [steps for life](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/steps-for-life/)
- [let it be](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/let-it-be/)
- [beatles](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/beatles/)
- [nash](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/nash/)
- [walsh](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/walsh/)
- [meaning](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/meaning/)
- [21st century](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/21st-century/)
- [poetry](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/poetry/)
- [rock bottom](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/rock-bottom/)
- [horrific](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/horrific/)
- [chapter 16](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-16/)
- [take three degrees](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/take-three-degrees/)
- [add alcohol](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/add-alcohol/)
- [U.S. history](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/u-s-history/)
- [philosophy](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/philosophy/)
- [Riggs](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/riggs/)
- [My Path in AA](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/my-path-in-aa/)
- [Chapter 17](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-17/)
- [Chapter 18](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-18/)
- [Ann's Story](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/anns-story/)
- [My Journey](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/my-journey/)
- [Chapter 19](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-19/)
- [Chapter 20](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/chapter-20/)
- [AA Atheist](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/aa-atheist/)
- [mum](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/mum/)
- [decade](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/decade/)
- [final](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/final/)
- [end](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/end/)
- [eleven years](https://aaagnostica.org/tag/eleven-years/)