Have you been through the steps? I mean, if you haven’t, how could you have any idea? It’s like saying “I don’t like Star Wars” without ever seeing it, lol.

I’ve read a lot of the Big Book and I don’t remember the word magic showing up. There are a million ways to get sober. AA has set forth a series of guidelines called steps to help people to recover. Only the first step mentions alcohol. All of the rest of the steps are guides to help you live a happier and more fulfilled life. They teach you identify your character flaws and to correct them. To list the people you hurt and try to make those things right, most importantly how to develop a relationship with a higher power (for most people that’s God), and then how to stay the way you’ve become to be by helping others recover.

So what are you missing? If you think people are promising magic, I’m thinking you’re missing everything.