Due to the popularity of the previous 4 part series on 

the teachings of Abraham-Hicks

(thank you for this blog's second award:  

The Versatile Blogger Award 

and over 100,000 views for this series!!!)

We present:  

Abraham's reinterpretation of the 12 Step program!

There has always seemed to me to be something fundamentally incorrect about the traditional 12-Step program.  I think it's that whole "I am powerless" thing mostly, but there are other things that don't ring true to me as well.  However, they have helped a lot of people and anything that works for even one person, I would not discourage.  But, to me, it's always seemed like it was in the right general direction, but not quite there.

I came across the 12 Step Program reinterpreted by Abraham and said, "That's it!"  It absolutely nailed everything that didn't resonate or "sit well" with me about the original 12 steps and then reinterpreted them.  At the same time, in no way discounting the fact that many people are helped by the original set of steps, we don't "throw them out", but rather add a second set of 12 to them.

Abraham explains that the reason the first 12 steps do work (at first!) is because it's a better feeling place than where an addict is coming to it from.  But after a while, as the steps begin to work, the person advances while the steps stay the same and when the individual advances beyond the steps, their recovery progresses to the point where they are more aligned with their higher self, who knows better than this.  

In summary:  When the original 12 steps are a better feeling place than where the individual is coming from (in the beginning), they work.  As the recovery begins and progresses the 12 steps are a worse feeling place than where the individual is coming from and they no longer work.  That's why, often they work for a while and then don't anymore!

Below is a direct transcript taken from an Abraham-Hicks workshop.  The above is my synopsis...for those who are not as familiar with the way Abraham phrases things and may want a "lay-person's" version!

Abraham: …we are not at all pushing against, in any way, the 12-step program because for someone whose life is in a very unpleasant place, all of those steps are downstream. 

In other words, when you feel totally out of control, maybe it does feel downstream for you to admit that you’re out of control.  And to say, "I hope that there’s something, some power that’s greater than me that will help me" when your life is in a mess that’s the last moment in time that you really want to crow about how in control you are. So, acknowledging that you are powerless is a downstream step.  You see what we are getting at? 

What we’ve noticed about the program, and we’ve interacted with so many people who have been part of it, is that in the beginning it is all downstream for them. But after a little while, when they begin gaining their balance, to say those same things are upstream for them. So it never really gives them the autonomy and self-control that they are all reaching for. 

Every single one of them felt not free when they began this process that evolved into the alcoholism.  In other words, you’re right, they turn to the alcohol or whatever it was because it seemed like a path of least resistance.  It felt better to them than where they were. And there is something that we would like somebody to say to them about the rightness of that decision.  But the whole program, and in fact almost everybody ever involved in it, stands and says something else to them. They stand and say, ‘you were wrong to do what you did, you were not wise in what you were doing, and you should never, ever do something again.’  

It’s sort of like...when a person feels not free, and they innately and naturally turn toward anger, that anger that they turn toward is the most natural thing in the world, but almost everybody would stop and say, ‘your anger is wrong, your anger is misplaced.’ 

So when you’re interacting with people that are experiencing the hugeness of disconnection, it’s not an easy thing for you to teach them the principles from their place of strong disconnection. Something more overt and in-their-face is necessary and it is easier to teach someone about action than it is to teach them about vibration.  In an action oriented world, it’s easier to say to them, "this alcohol is your problem" than "your vibrational countenance is your problem." 

First, let's take a look at the original 12 Steps:

And now:

We would introduce the 12 Step program as the first 12 steps, and we would tell them there are 12 more. And the first 12 steps are about the action part of distancing yourself from something that hasn’t been working. And then, once you’ve sort of got that under your belt, then we would begin the next 12 steps, which would be about understanding that you are the creator of your own reality.

~ The Next 12 Steps ~

1. While you’ve been saying in the first 12 Steps that there is a power that is greater than you, there has never been a power that is greater than you. You just somehow separated yourself from that greater power. But it never left you. It never was forsaking you. It was always aware of you, reaching for you, calling you toward it. You just could not hear. But it was always there.

2. The second of the next 12 Steps would be: You are the creator of your own experience, and you are doing the best that you knew how to do, every step along the way. You did the best from where you were that you could have done. And you can’t go back and undo all of that. So now you have admitted all of that wrong doing, and now you’ve made your peace with all of those people who you have wronged. This new second step says, I did the best that I could do then, and now I’m in a better place, and it will be easier this go-around.

3. The third thing in this new set of steps is: I am where I am. I am where I am, and where I am is all right, because it has to be, because it’s the only choice I have. If where I am is not all right, then it’s over for me. If where I am is not all right, then there’s nothing else for me to do, because I can’t get to where I want to be when I am condemning where I am. Not possible. You can’t possibly turn downstream in condemnation of where you are. So, I am where I am, and where I am not only is enough. It must be enough, because it’s all I’ve got.

4. The fourth step is: I am a worthy being, who is an extension of Source Energy, and I came forth with powerful intention, and got crossways of it. And when I got crossways of it, I went nuts, because who I am is such a lover, and such a knower of my own value. And when, somehow along my physical trail, I lost sight of that, I could not abide in my own vibration. The split in me was too severe, and that’s the reason I turned to something that was numbing. And while I will not turn to something that is numbing again, it is satisfying to know that when someone like me, who is pure positive energy, gets crossways of who I am, that it’s going to be
pain beyond pain that will require numbing, and I’ve never known anyone who would deny anyone some sort of a solution or solving of some kind of pain.

5. Step five says: I will make peace with those who did not understand how I felt. For how could they? Everyone has their own emotional scale. Nobody could know what was downstream for me. Nobody could know what was a solution for me. And they all stood in such certainty that they were right, when they couldn’t possibly know. And so this fifth step, in my second set of steps, is my true acknowledgment of my powerful desire to forgive them. The first [set of steps] demanded that I ask for their forgiveness. In this second [set of steps], I’m prepared to give them my forgiveness. I forgive them for not understanding me. I forgive them for trying to be my guidance when they could not. I forgive them for not paying attention to how they felt, so there was no way they could teach me how to pay attention to how I felt. I forgive them for not upholding the knowledge of the personal guidance system. I forgive them for everything that they did not understand about me. And it feels good in letting all of that go.

6. The sixth step is: I forgive all of them from this new point of view. I forgive them for not only not seeing me as I am, but for not seeing themselves as they are either. I allow them, which is more than forgiving. I allow them to be whoever they are, even if who they are being is critical of me. For I accept that they cannot see me accurately from their point of view, and I no longer need alcohol or drugs to numb the discord that I felt when I saw that I could not achieve their approval. I am giving up my need for your approval in this step. And in giving up my need for
your approval, I have set you free. But more important, I have set myself free.

7. The seventh step in this second set of 12 steps is: Now that I am more sure of who I am, and now that I’m beginning to return to the eagerness of life that is innate within me, it is my promise to myself that even if I were to do something that formerly I thought was a mistake, that I’m determined that I will offer no self-condemnation, ever again. This may be the most important step of all.

8. I acknowledge that the Source within me never gives up on me, and the only reason I ever feel bad is because I do. So in this step, I am pronouncing to the world that I am absolving myself of all guilt relative to action. And if I should – and it could happen – ever take a drink again, it is my promise to myself: I’m not going back through those first twelve steps. Because I am where I am, and because Source continues to adore me, and because there’s always downstream from wherever I am, and I don’t have to start over every time again. I know too much. I’ve come too far.

9. The next step in the second set of 12 steps is sincere appreciation for the first 12 Steps, because they were there for me when I most needed them. I could not even begin to see this second set from where I was, and there they were, tangible and real, and they helped me. They don’t now, but they did then. They were bridges that were valuable, and I will feel eternal appreciation for their existence.

10. I am appreciating everything that ever gave me grief, because from it was born clarity of desire. I’m not sorry for one thing that I ever lived through. I’m not even sorry for what I put you through, because in my dealing with the contrast of the life that I created, I’ve launched rockets of desire, and I can feel a brighter future that would not be there if it had not been for that.

11. The 11th step is: I encourage no one to go through what I went through in order to get where I am. I acknowledge it could have been easier for me. If I had been willing to pay attention to the way I feel, if I’d listened to my own guidance, if I’d been able to turn downstream earlier on, without being pinned into that corner of feeling not free, I could have turned into my alignment and my allowing without the help or the aid of the drugs.

12. The last and final step is: I adore knowing that I am the creator of my own reality. And I take full credit – not responsibility – I take full credit for the amazing life that I am in the process of creating. I aspire to see myself through the eyes of Source. And I think all 24 steps are part of me being able to now do that.

And now, I would like to announce to the world: I am healed, I am whole, I am free, I am love.

And it might be only temporary, but if I ever slip from it, I know exactly what to do.

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Abraham's "New Take on the 12 Steps" -  Video :

            

          

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Beyond the 12 Steps: Breaking Free of Addiction (Audio CD)

Abraham and The Kabrini - Similar or one and the same? PART 1

Prior to the passing of the late, great Dr. Wayne Dyer, I received an email from him with a link to a video in it.  That video (which is in this post, so be sure to scroll down and check it out!)  introduced me to Esther Hicks.  At the time, I wasn't quite sure what to make of it.  I probably wouldn't have given it much credit had it not come from Dr. Dyer, whom I was and am a great admirer of.  I still have not read all of the Dr. Dyer books backed up on my Kindle, but have read many.  So I watched, and I thought, "Who is this woman?",  "Why is she speaking this 'weird' way?", "Why does she keep saying 'we' instead of 'I'?" and "Why does she keep referring to 'Esther' as if that were someone else?  Isn't she Esther?"   

Afterwards, however, certain things must have resonated because they kept coming back to me and I found I wanted to know more.  I remember thinking that if I could read more on this, rather than having to hear it (which just seemed too odd to me), there might actually be something good there.  So that's how I started.  I only read things, which felt better as it allowed me to avoid hearing it and in that way, I was able to sort of ease my way into it.

I soon realized that what attracted me to these teachings was the similarity between Esther's "Abraham" and the Kabrini!  Esther describes Abraham not as an individual, but  rather a collective consciousness of higher intelligence...Sound familiar?  With messages of well being for all of us humans...Sound familiar?

Keep an open mind.  Read on.  And you, too may become an Abraham-Hicks YouTube junkie.  Or not, and that's OK, too.  

Esther Hicks (born Esther Weaver) is an American inspirational speaker and author.  She has co-authored nine books with her late husband, Jerry Hicks, presented numerous workshops on the law of attraction and appeared in the original version of the 2006 film, The Secret.  The Hicks' works are, according to Esther Hicks, "translated from a group of non-physical entities called Abraham."  Hicks describes what she does as "tapping into infinite intelligence."  

The following is reprinted, with permission, from www.Hayhouse.com and that website's Author Bio page for Esther Hicks:

ESTHER HICKS

Excited about the clarity and practicality of the translated word from the Beings who call themselves Abraham, Esther and Jerry Hicks began disclosing their amazing Abraham experience to a handful of close business associates in 1986. Recognizing the practical results being received by themselves and by those people who were asking practical questions and then applying Abraham’s answers to their own situations, Esther and Jerry made a deliberate decision to allow the teachings of Abraham to become available to an ever-widening circle of seekers of how to live a happier life.

Using their San Antonio, Texas, conference center as their base, Jerry and Esther have traveled to approximately 50 cities a year since 1989, presenting interactive Law of Attraction workshops to those leaders who gather to participate in this expanding stream of progressive thought. And although worldwide attention has been given to this philosophy of Well-Being by Leading Edge thinkers and teachers who have, in turn, incorporated many of Abraham’s Law of Attraction concepts into their best-selling books, scripts, lectures, and so forth, the primary spread of this material has been from person to person—as individuals begin to discover the value of this form of spiritual practicality in their personal life experiences.

Basic Principles of Abraham-Hicks

According to Esther and Jerry Hicks, Abraham is a group of entities that are "interpreted" by Esther Hicks. Abraham have described themselves as "a group consciousness from the non-physical dimension." They have also said, "We are that which you are. You are the leading edge of that which we are. We are that which is at the heart of all religions." Abraham has said through Esther that whenever one feels moments of great love, exhilaration, or pure joy, that is the energy of Source, and that is who Abraham "is".

"Jerry and Esther never used the word channeling," Abraham clarifies. "It is used when applied to them, but they have never used it, because it means many things of which they are not, you see."

"You could leave the channeling out of it. Call it inspiration; that's all it is. You don't call the basketball player a channeler, but he is; he's an extension of Source Energy. You don't call the surgeon a channeler, but he is. You don't call the musician, the magnificent master musician, you don't call him a channeler, but he is. He's channeling the broader essence of who he is into the specifics of what he is about."

Esther herself calls Abraham "infinite intelligence," and to Jerry they are "the purest form of love I've ever experienced." Her teachings (referred to as Abraham–Hicks teachings) are based on this experience. The basic tenets of the teachings include that people create their own reality through their thoughts, that emotions are constantly guiding people toward where they want to go, that life is supposed to be fun and easy. The essence of Abraham–Hicks' teachings since 1986 has been presented as follows:

• Individuals are physical extensions of the non-physical.
• People are in their bodies because they chose to be.
• The basis of life is freedom; the purpose of life is joy.
• People are creators; they create with their thoughts.
• Whatever people can imagine totally & completely, by creating a perfect vibrational match, is theirs to be, or do, or have.    
• Individuals choose their creations as they choose their thoughts.

• Emotions indicate what people are creating, either consciously or unconsciously.
• The Universe adores people; it knows their broadest intentions.
• Individuals are invited to happily relax into their natural well-being, and know that all is well.
• Life is not meant to be a struggle, but a process of allowing.

• People are creators of "thought-ways" on their unique "paths of joy".
• Actions and money are by-products of focusing on joy.
• Individuals may depart their body without illness or pain.
• People cannot die; their lives are everlasting.
• The nature of the universe is infinite and expanding.
• Any desire born in one can be fulfilled.
• Individuals are not only a part of the universe but are the very source of it.

A large part of Hicks' work centers around the Law of Attraction, a concept written about in the early 1900's by William Walker Atkinson (1862-1932) in his book Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World (1906).

OK, the video has been taken down off of YouTube, but I found the audio and a still from the meeting between Esther Hicks and Dr. Wayne Dyer and here it is!  This is  what started it all for me.  This was my introduction to Esther Hicks and the teachings of Abraham, known as "Abraham-Hicks":                                                                                                                                          

Next week, in Part 2, the Hayhouse Radio podcast, "Ask and it is Given" gets much more detailed with specifics.  This is enough for Week One...baby steps!

Excerpt From The Kabrini Message.  At this point, Jeffrey Driscoll (our main character) is at The United Nations in Vienna where U.S. Army General Hodge is showing him the first messages transmitted by The Kabrini:

But it seems they were disgusted by the fact that we are still a conglomeration of individual nation-states…”

“Yep, down here on Earth, we’re still slugging it out with each other to be King of the Hill,” Driscoll interrupted. Hodge shot him a dirty look for what he perceived to be a cheap shot at his chosen profession. “So, in other words,” Driscoll continued, ignoring the general’s sneer, “Unlike us humans, the Kabrini have transcended the petty, bickering stage of evolution.”

“Yes, something like that,” Hodge answered, still looking annoyed. “Apparently, they’re at the ‘one big happy family’ stage.” Hodge didn’t even attempt to hide his disgust as he rolled his steely blue eyes. He reached up, tapped the current screen to close it and grabbed a new window of Kabrini messages entitled, Social and Economic Discussions, May. Driscoll immediately devoured the series of messages as he half-listened to General Hodge’s explanation of them.

“Anyway, as you can see here, when we explained that there were poor, desert countries, unable to grow enough food to support their ever-expanding population, they sent us information on converting the abundant sunlight in these desert areas to electrical energy to run pumps for irrigation.”

“But we already know how to do that,” Driscoll responded as he continued reading the screen.

“Right…and that’s exactly what we told them. So, they sent us information on small nuclear power plants to furnish energy to those remote areas…”

“But we already know how to do that, too,” Driscoll interjected. He looked away from the holographic screen and stared at Hodge.

“Correct, and we told them that. So, they sent us information on low cost housing and synthetic food production…”

“And you told them we could do that, too,” Driscoll interrupted again. He was now sitting on Hodge’s desk with his arms crossed and a worried look on his face.

“Right. So, now…well now, they just want to know what our problem is.”

Driscoll turned back to the screen and scanned to the middle of the page:

UN: Yes, we already know how to produce synthetic food.

Kabrini: Then why are you not doing these things? Is there a problem? Or are you a stubborn, uncivilized race?

UN: We are not stubborn. This is just how things are set up on our planet. Each country on Earth is responsible for its own people. Of course, some countries help out other countries from time to time, but in the end, each nation is responsible for its own political, social and economic systems.

Kabrini: How could you possibly have developed the technology for space travel and the ability to communicate with an advanced alien civilization and still be so socially primitive? How can you not care for your own people? Do you not realize that you are all connected?

Beads of sweat had materialized on Driscoll’s brow, and he quickly wiped them away with his sleeve. “So, they basically perceive us as a race of high-tech barbarians.”

“I think they believe we already know too much for our own good,” Hodge answered as he absentmindedly tinkered with the Newton’s Cradle on his desk. He lifted a shiny metal sphere on the far end and let it drop, and the ball made a clink as it knocked it into the sphere next to it. This set all five spheres in motion, and they continued to swing back and forth in a hypnotic, rhythmic dance as Hodge continued. “When we told them that we are still fighting wars, they were dumbfounded. They say they’re surprised we humans didn’t annihilate each other ages ago. Frankly, I’ve thought the same thing many times before…”

“Okay…so where do we stand now?” Driscoll asked, looking back towards the floating screen. “Where is the most recent series of messages?”

“That’s it,” Hodge replied grimly. “Their last message to us is on the bottom of that screen.”

Driscoll’s eyes quickly skimmed to the end of the transcript, finally resting on the very last message, which was received more than two weeks earlier:

Kabrini: Until you can prove that you are a responsible race, we will cease all communications with Earth.

UN: We assure you that we are a responsible race. How can we prove this to you?

Kabrini: You must make widespread social changes to improve your people’s general situation. Remember what we have discussed. The answers are right before you. We will reestablish communications if and when you make these changes.

UN: If we cannot communicate with you, how will you know when we have implemented these changes?

Kabrini: We will know. We always know. Until then, farewell and good luck.

When he finished reading, Driscoll stumbled to the other side of Hodge’s desk and collapsed in the chair. His mess of brown hair was now drenched with sweat, and he cradled his head in his trembling hands. “So, basically, we’re not worth the risk to them.”

“I guess not,” Hodge answered matter-of-factly. “Or at least not until we make some serious global changes. And as you can imagine, the UN Council is not about to roll over that easily.”

Driscoll breathed a shuddering sigh and looked up at the ceiling, his face completely drained of color. He could feel his lifelong dream slipping away, all because of something completely out of his control—the inferiority of mankind.

Quotes From The Kabrini Message vs. Abraham:

- Abraham

On the long road to greatness, the first step begins with the truth.  At long last, your journey has begun.
                - The Kabrini Message

- Abraham

We are all connected. Deep down you have always known, Jeffrey. We have reached out to you many times throughout your lifetime, and you have never failed us. If it were not for you, mankind may never have discovered our message. We want to thank you for listening…for hearing us…even when others did not or could not believe. 
                                                        - The Kabrini Message

- Abraham

… you missed the messages right in front of you. Yet this is to be expected. You are only human…you have much to learn. Be alert and aware. Pay attention to the signs around you. Open your eyes, and you will find the way.  
                                                   - The Kabrini Message

 "A Step by Step Guide to Staying on Your High Flying Disc":

High Flying Disc Philosophy:  

Stay on your "High Flying Disc" and DO NOT allow any low fliers on board!  

It's OK to want to help, but DO NOT climb down.  They need to rise up! They may not ever do it.  They may not ever get it.  You may need to leave them there.  That's OK.    You just stay on your own high flying disc and again, DO NOT, under any circumstances, dip down to interact with a "low flier"!  The best help you can offer is to lead by example.

Part 2 of our 4 part series continues next Monday, April 18th, with:

• The Hayhouse Radio podcast, "Ask and it is Given" - the specifics of the teachings of Abraham
• Excerpt #2 from The Kabrini Message
• The Placemat Process explained

In the meantime, check out the  many videos available on the Abraham-Hicks YouTube Channel, as well as elsewhere on YouTube.

                

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We will end Part 1 with the quote Abraham ends most sessions and Rampages with: