Father Bill shares his experiences finding and fostering successful partnerships with Two Way Prayer. While the morning prayer practice is basically an individual one, this simple set of guidelines can help you build a more effective and fruitful sharing relationship. Show Notes: ·  Suggested Guidelines for Prayer Partnerships here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f50b318fe914e1b2aa32bfb/t/6037b13268c4456044b098d3/1614262578580/A+Suggested+Guide+for+Two+Way+Prayer+Partners.pdf/ ·  To share an experience about your prayer partnership please write: TwoWayPrayer@Gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherbillw/support

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Bonus Episode: A Primer for Prayer Partners

There is no set formula for doing a daily Quiet Time, but there are elements common to all. In this final episode, Fr. Bill shares some reflections on what the practice has meant to him over the past 28 years and reads a sample writing from his Two Way Prayer journal. Show Notes: Dick B.’s book Good Morning has been the primary guidebook for this series: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Morning-Quiet-Watch-Meditation/dp/1885803222 The Authors that were mentioned that specialize in First Century Christianity: Marcus Borg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Borg John Dominic Crossan: https://www.amazon.com/John-Dominic-Crossan/e/B000AP7O2C%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Reading was from Thomas R. Kelly, A Testament of Devotion: https://www.amazon.com/Testament-Devotion-Thomas-R-Kelly/dp/0060643617 To receive an electronic copy of a format for using Two Way Prayer in meetings please write:TwoWayPrayer@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherbillw/support

Pioneer Prayer: Daily Quiet Times with God - How I do the Practice

Bill Wilson wanted to keep AA from being too closely associated with the Oxford Group in the mind of the public. As a result, references to Quiet Time and Listening to God were present but made intentionally vague in the Big Book. Father Bill helps sort some of this out in this episode. It may help shed some new light on Step 11. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherbillw/support

Pioneer Prayer: Daily Times with God- Guidance: The Hidden Secret Ingredient in Step 11

Oxford Group members had no set formulas for their morning meditation or their prayer practices; but their focus was on finding and following the Guidance they needed and received from God. In this episode Fr. Bill reviews their approach to prayer and meditation with an eye toward using it to improve our 11th Step practice. Notes: To listen to a workshop, several are recorded on Recovery Tapers / Two Way Prayer Workshops: https://www.recoverytapers.com/two-way-prayer Good Morning by Dick B.: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Morning-Quiet-Watch-Meditation/dp/1885803222 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherbillw/support

Pioneer Prayer: Daily Quiet Times with God- Oxford Group Prayer Practices

Oxford Group founder Frank Buchman committed himself to “changing the world,” one person at a time. Through watching his own experience and then experimenting with others to find what worked with them, he collected a set of spiritual principles and practices that Bill Wilson later formulated into the 12 Steps. In this episode, Fr. Bill explores some of the historical roots of what became our 11th Step. Show Notes:  Books: Recovery Tapers Two Way Prayer Workshops: ·  https://www.recoverytapers.com/two-way-prayer ·  Good Morning by Dick B. https://www.amazon.com/Good-Morning-Quiet-Watch-Meditation/dp/1885803222 ·  The Secret of Guidance by F.B. Meyer (free pdf version) https://www.ccel.org/m/meyer/guidance/guidance.htm ·  For Sinners Only by A.J. Russell (free pdf version) https://www.twolisteners.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ForSinnersOnly.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherbillw/support

Pioneer Prayer: Daily Quiet Times with God-AA's Two Way Prayer Roots

Early AA members listened each morning for God’s Voice. They experienced God guiding them through Two Way Prayer. In this episode, Fr. Bill briefly explores the history of listening to God and attempts to demystify the practice for members of today’s 12-Step fellowships. Notes: Books: A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly and Good Morning by Dick B. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherbillw/support

Pioneer Prayer: A Daily Quiet Time with God- Does God Really Speak?

Many in AA and other 12-Step Fellowships have difficulties with religion and with the Bible. We see ourselves as "spiritual but not religious." In this episode, Fr. Bill shares his own struggles in this area as he focuses on the importance of bringing reading into our daily Quiet Times. Resources: ·  A good lecture by Dr. Marcus Borg on the problems and future of religion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UsXavOeLbQ ·  If you’d like an electronic or hard copy of the Sermon on the Mount, First Corinthians XIII, and The Letter of James, please write to:  TwoWayPrayer@Gmail.com / For a free hard copy be sure to include your mailing address. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherbillw/support

Pioneer Prayer: A Daily Quiet Time with God- The Big Book and the Good Book

This series explores Oxford Group and AA Pioneers prayer and meditation practices that formed the bedrock of their recovery. Father Bill uses Good Morning by Dick B. as a source book, quoting and commenting on how Quiet Time and Two Way Prayer were used and how they can transform your recovery today. Good Morning by Dick B.:  https://www.amazon.com/Good-Morning-Quiet-Watch-Meditation/dp/1885803222 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fatherbillw/support

Pioneer Prayer: Getting Started- Then and Now

Building on previous episodes in this series, Fr. Bill explores Carl Jung’s paradigm shift suggesting Christ as the archetype of the Self. Christianity holds Jesus to be both “Son of God” and “Son of Man” putting an end to dual consciousness and offering moderns a different way for understanding the Christian faith. See pdf of Chapter Five Ego and Archetype by Edward Edinger, PhD: https://www.academia.edu/8148769/Ego_and_Archetype_Edward_Edinger

Unconscious Contact: Christ as Archetype of the Greater Self

Father Bill shares his 11th Step experience with over 500 members of the Fellowship of the Spirit Zoom Workshop Group in Toronto, Canada.

Bonus Podcast: 11th Step Share

Between the literalism of many religionists and the emptiness of modern life lies another way. Connecting with the symbolic life brings needed energy and excitement to the 12-Step recovery journey. Fr. Bill continues Edinger’s book Ego and Archetype with Chapter Four: “The Search for Meaning.” The episode uses a gnostic poem The Hymn of the Pearl as an example. (A pdf version of Edinger’s book Ego and Archetype is in the show notes.) Show Notes: Ego and Archetype by Edward Edinger, PhD https://www.academia.edu/8148769/Ego_and_Archetype_Edward_Edinger

Unconscious Contact: Finding the Way to Life

 Fr. Bill concludes Chapter Three in Edinger’s book Ego and Archetype. The episode focuses on staying connected to our Higher Self to find our meaning and purpose – especially when things aren’t going our way. (Again, a pdf version of Edinger’s book Ego and Archetype is in the show notes.) Ego and Archetype by Edward Edinger, PhD: https://www.academia.edu/8148769/Ego_and_Archetype_Edward_Edinger

Unconscious Contact: Becoming All We Can Be

Fr. Bill explores Edinger’s Third Chapter titled: “Encounter with the Self.” He looks at how religion (or the program) can act as “middleman” between us and God. This can work, but at a price. The price is not growing into a more mature self. (Again, a pdf version of Edinger’s book Ego and Archetype is in the show notes.)  Ego and Archetype by Edward Edinger, PhD: https://www.academia.edu/8148769/Ego_and_Archetype_Edward_Edinger

Unconscious Contact: God and the Group

Hitting bottom always comes before recovery. The way UP first leads us DOWN. In this episode Fr. Bill explores some of the psychological and spiritual forces at work in discovering what many of us call “the gift of desperation.” In traditional religious language it’s called our time in the wilderness or the dark night of the soul. No pain no gain! (Again, a pdf version of Edinger’s book Ego and Archetype is in the show notes.)  Ego and Archetype by Edward Edinger, PhD https://www.academia.edu/8148769/Ego_and_Archetype_Edward_Edinger

Unconscious Contact: Our Time in the Wilderness

Many addicts have a deep sense of “never fitting in” even before they started using addictive substances. This episode explores the inner-wounding to the vital connecting link between the ego and the Self. Father Bill explains why ACCEPTANCE proves so critical in recovery and how it helps repair the damaged link. (A pdf version of Edinger’s book Ego and Archetype is in the show notes.) Ego and Archetype by Edward Edinger, PhD: https://www.academia.edu/8148769/Ego_and_Archetype_Edward_Edinger

Unconscious Contact: The Separated Self

I’m an Episcopal priest in recovery from addiction since 1972. Still active in several 12-Step Fellowships, I have no desire to leave them, to create a substitute for them, or to change them in any way. Along with a small but growing group of Christians and spiritual seekers in recovery, we are focused on helping women and men discover the AA Pioneer’s lost practice of Two Way Prayer. It has brought many of us into a new, and often more intimate, relationship with God. We hope it may do the same for you.

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