Originally Posted by
intention 
It's step 4 of the programme and detailed fully in the chapter "How it works"
I am not sure it is something I want to go into here out of context because I have always said to anyone who asks not to think or worry about step 4 when you are at step 1 or before. The steps are in an order for a reason. I think the Big Book can be found easily online.
I found step 4 an amazing revelation into what was going on in my head.
All BB quotes from the first edition of the BB
Hi there
sorry why use this in a post to me if you cannot explain it?
Step 4 sounded to me like some kind of confessional cleansing process? making lists of those you resent, things you have done ? who sees this list ? do you share it at a meeting or with a sponsor ??
I have reread the summary of the 12 steps and as said before cannot accomodate the religious aspects. My partner is a catholic and said it remined him of his religion - , sacrifcial , supernatural powers, confessional, contrition, ephinany and evangelical elements are clearly there.
I also read about some of the AA meeting formats , sounded almost like the masons to me very ritualistic.
It doesn't suprsie me AA was started at post prohibition by middle class, conservative middle america by christian men.
TBH the more I am reading the more it is creeping me out