Bill W. Recounts Birth of Alcoholics Anonymous

Play the above video to hear the voice of Bill W. himself recounting how he met Dr. Bob and Alcoholics Anonymous was born. Bill had worked with other alcoholics from being affiliated with the Oxford Group. On a business trip he was gripped with the desire to drink. It was in the hotel lobby where he was staying that he put together the *secret* to AA: one alcoholic talking to another. This has become the 12th Step of Recovery in AA- spreading the message.

I attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, at Crossroads in Phoenix, Arizona, regularly. At all AA meetings, we talk about the Twelfth Step. This is what helps keep us sober; carrying the message. Listen to the above recording and hear Bill himself recount how AA was born and then spread to the world.

Dr. Jung & Early Alcoholics Anonymous

My name is Robin and I am an alcoholic. Welcome to the sober 360 blog! I celebrated ten years clean-and-sober yesterday! I spoke at the North Scottsdale Fellowship Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was a very special day for me, causing me to reflect greatly upon my life and place in the universe. The last ten years have been a great gift and I owe it all to the 12 Steps of AA.

I was recently thinking about the relationship that Dr. Carl Gustav Jung played in the Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous. I know that Dr. Jung was a great friend and supporter of early AA. I also think that Dr. William D. Silkworth, author of The Doctor's Opinion, corresponded with Dr. Jung extensively.

I found this really cool video on YouTube that speaks about Dr. Jung and his contribution to early AA.

"Therefore nothing can matter more to the future welfare of AA than the manner in which we use this colossus of communication. Used unselfishly and well, the results can surpass present imagination."
-Bill W., AA Grapevine 1960