Spiritual Transformation in the Twelve Steps

The Twelve Steps of Twelve-Step programs can be used to attain spiritual transformation and unshackle the true self from the constraints of the ego. In this Twelve-Step workbook, codependency expert Darlene Lancer explains how each of step should be practiced to achieve this spiritual awakening. It describes a powerful process of personal transformation anyone can use, but is particularly oriented to those in addiction recovery. Each step provides questions and exercises to deepen self-reflection and change.

The Twelve Steps are based upon universal principles, which provide a model for living. "Working the steps" not only frees you of addiction, but also a holds the promise of a personality transformation, attested to by thousands of members of Twelve-Step programs. Incorporating concepts of Carl Jung, Lancer provides an in-depth examination of each step from a psycho-spiritual point of view. The result is the same whether or not one believes in a traditional God.

Renowned psychiatrist Carl Jung had a major influence on the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill Wilson. Jung believed that each person has a personal journey of transformation to enable expression of his or her innate potential. Jung felt that this transformation involved replacing the ego with the larger Self as the driving force of one's life and that spirit replacing spirits could cure alcoholism.