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THE NINE-STEP FREEDOM TRAIL
1) We came to feel enslaved by excessive behaviors which were harmful to us, throwing our health and relationships out of balance through addictions, compulsions, or both.
2) We realized that resources were available to help us win our freedom, if we were willing to use them.
3) We became willing to reach out for help, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
4) We sought help from our Deities, fellow humans, healers, clergy, groups, or whatever source necessary, to aid us toward freedom and health.
5) We established a pattern of life-affirming behaviors, avoiding the sorts of isolation which would make us vulnerable to relapses, creating a foundation of supports which could help us recover from whatever lapses we might have.
6) We considered, acknowledged, and took full responsibility for the harm we had done to others and ourselves in the time of our slavery.
7) We considered and discussed with a neutral adult, the harm we had done, and how we might make restitution or otherwise restore balance, facing the fact that in some situations no direct redress was possible.
8) Where possible, and using whatever supports necessary, we endeavored to restore balance in those situations and relationships previously harmed by our servitude to addiction or compulsion.
9) Remaining constructively vigilant in our self-regard, we continued to grow strong in health and freedom, eventually becoming a source of support for others seeking to bring their own lives into healthy balance.
Spiral Steps
We admitted that we had a problem and made the decision to reclaim our lives.
We came to believe that there was hope for healing, health and balance.
We now honor our connection with the divine, as we understand it, and we accept the process of change.
We make a searching, fearless and honest inventory of our behavior and beliefs. We consider their effect on our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual selves and their impact on our relations with others.
We admit to ourselves and to another human being what is both healthy and unhealthy in our lives and we make a daily commitment to heal ourselves in body, mind and spirit.
We are willing to seek our Highest Good and to grow both spiritually and emotionally.
We let go of dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors and we consciously welcome joy, love and peace into our lives.
We make a list of all beings we have harmed, including ourselves, and we become willing to make amends to them all.
We work to restore balance in our lives. We make direct amends to others wherever possible and we value and care for ourselves.
We continue to take personal inventory and promptly acknowledge both our mistakes and our achievements whenever they occur.
We continue to grow in compassion, strength and understanding. We learn to celebrate our lives and our connection to all living things.
Having had a spiritual and emotional awakening, we work to help others along the path and we practice these principles in all our affairs.
We seek to find our calling and to develop the will and the wisdom to follow it.
Pagans In Recovery - 12 Step Pagan
12 Steps by Selena Fox
Step 1. We recognize that we have given away our personal power by addiction to substances, that this has resulted in dysfunctional living, and that it is time to begin reclaiming our power and restoring balance to ourselves and our lives.
Step 2. Came to acknowledge that the Divine Power within can bring about healing change and harmony.
Step 3. Chose to allow the Divine within of our own spiritual path to be the central guiding force in ourselves and our lives.
Step 4. Examined ourselves deeply and honestly on all dimensions --physically, mentally, behaviorally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Step 5. Acknowledged to the Divine, to our egos, and to at least one ally what is unhealthy and unbalanced in our bodies, thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and souls.
Step 6. Were ready for the Divine within to work transformation to restore balance to ourselves and our lives.
Step 7. Sincerely invited the Divine within to dispel barriers to change and to facilitate transformation.
Step 8. Made a list of all beings we have harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Step 9. Made direct amends to such beings as much as possible, except when to do so would cause harm to them or others or make a difficult situation worse.
Step 10. Continued our process of self-examination, acknowledging our strengths as well as our problems, and promptly acknowledging our mistakes and our successes when they occurred.
Step 11. Sought through spiritual activities to strengthen our relationship with the Divine within and to allow this dimension of ourselves to be the guiding force in our lives.
Step 12. Having had a spiritual rebirth as a result of this process of healing transformation, we continue our work with these principles and are willing to share our story with those who come to us in need.
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