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March 2004

AA Grapevine Readers Respond to "Is AA Just for Christians?" Published in the October 2003 Issue

Under the spell

When I read "is AA Just for Christians?" I thought you'd printed one of my old essays. I felt exactly the same way when I'd been sober two years. As a practicing witch, I felt like a hypocrite reciting a Christian prayer--until I learned that our coven considers Jesus of Nazareth an example of perfect Wicca. I dissected the prayer line by line and found it to be a wonderful incantation. Armed with a fresh perspective, I discovered that by joining a circle and chanting these words in unison with other alcoholics, I cannot only cast a continuous dry spell, I attract harmony, love, health, and prosperity into every aspect of my being.

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