Twelve Suggested Points of AA Tradition Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., April 1946 Nobody invented Alcoholics Anonymous. It grew. Trial and error has produced a...
Traditions Stressed in Memphis Talk Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., October 1947 Urging all members of Alcoholics Anonymous to strive for humility before success and...
Tradition One Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., December 1947 Our whole AA program is securely founded on the principle of humility — that is to...
Tradition Two Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., January 1948 Sooner or later, every AA comes to depend upon a Power greater than himself. He finds...
Tradition Three Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., February 1948 The Third Tradition is a sweeping statement indeed; it takes in a lot of territory. Some...
Tradition Four Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., March 1948 Tradition Four is a specific application of general principles already outlined in Traditions One and Two....
Tradition Five Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., April 1948 Says the old proverb, “Shoemaker, stick to thy last.” Trite, yes. But very true for us...
Tradition Six Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., May 1948 The sixth of our Twelve Points of AA Tradition is deemed so important that it states...
Tradition Seven Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., June 1948 Our growth continuing, the combined income of Alcoholics Anonymous members will soon reach the astounding total...
Tradition Eight Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., July 1948 Throughout the world AAs are twelfth-stepping with thousands of new prospects a month. Between one and...
Tradition Nine Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., August 1948 The least possible organization, that’s our universal ideal. No fees, or dues, no rules imposed on...
Tradition Ten Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., September 1948 To most of us, Alcoholics Anonymous has become as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. We...
Tradition Eleven Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., October 1948 Providence has been looking after the public relations of Alcoholics Anonymous. It can scarcely have been...
Tradition Twelve Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., November 1948 One may say that anonymity is the spiritual base, the sure key to all the rest...
Tradition Five—Our Primary Purpose Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., June 1970 Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who...
Traditions Checklist These questions were originally published in the AA Grapevine in conjunction with a series on the Twelve Traditions that began in November 1969...
