Pagan 12-Steps
A close friend who has known me since the 1980s was asking me about trying to find a copy of the “Pagan 12-Steps” program that we knew about in the mid-1980s. After both of us searched the Internet for hours trying to find it (I know who wrote it, but got blasted for publishing that information back then), I gave up and went to my file cabinets. I found 3 hardcopies of it… It should be stated that this was written for “Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families”, but, like all 12-Step programs, it can be adapted to any problem. I’m publishing it here as a public service… in other words, so I can find it easier next time, LOL. This was written in Denver around 1986-1988.
Twelve-Step Program for
Pagan Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families
(Amended)
1. We are facing the fact that what we are doing with our lives has not been working;
2. We have become convinced that significant improvement is possible;
3. We are committed to seeking wellness and competence within ourselves;
4. We are reviewing our behavior patterns, successful and unsuccessful, and are continually recording our findings;
5. We have faced and accepted our errors, and are sharing them with other people and with our God(s);
6. We are willing to let go of our mistaken systems;
7. We choose to work on releasing these systems, using any and all ethical means available to do so;
8. We are learning how our errors have impacted others, and are working to redress the balance with each such person, so much as may be or may become possible;
9. We are doing what we can to heal our old relationships, harming none;
10. We are continually searching for and implementing positive changes to our behavior to the best of our ability;
11. We are working in our own ways to open ourselves to our highest ideals and to attune ourselves to universal health and harmony;
12. As our own healing progresses, we are learning to use our energy and the energy around us to heal others, to assist the ecology, and to honor (the) God(s).
SO WE HAVE SPOKEN: SO IT IS.
Oh… I like this a lot. Thank you for sharing it with us.
@Amethyst62 – Thanks. The person who wrote this was already (but just barely) my ex when she wrote it… that was a loooooong time ago. I’ve found a few other “pagan 12 Step” programs on the Net, but this one rings best. I’ve long been of the opinion that the regular 12-Step Program has the flaw of telling the person that they are nothing and only God can pull them out of this — that may or may not be the case, but this version certainly does not include that element.If I were to write it myself, today, with what I believe now, I would include more things along the lines of God=Me=You (my current belief system states that ALL matter, ALL energy, and ALL spirit are within God, and that nothing is outside of Deity). But like I said, I was asked for this, and found it.Hugs,Moss