{"product_id":"bill-w-conscious-contact-the-film-on-paper","title":"Bill W. Conscious Contact: The Film on Paper","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBill W. Conscious Contact\u003c\/em\u003e reveals something about Bill Wilson that even the most devoted students of his life did not know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn December 1969 — entering the final year of his life — Wilson was taught Transcendental Meditation. Bill turning towards India for Spiritual instruction had never been sourced in any AA literature or archive until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis discovery — confirmed through Lois Wilson’s personal guest book at the Stepping Stones Archive — is documented here for the first time in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from over 110,000 items in the Stepping Stones Archive — the historic home of Bill and Lois Wilson in Westchester County, New York — this volume brings together rare archival photographs, Wilson’s own correspondence (including his letters to Carl Jung), and the complete film transcript.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the documentary provides motion, this book offers stillness. Through intimate archival photographs, we encounter a life that continues to resonate across generations — not as the cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but as a man whose inner transformation significantly impacted history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-quote\"\u003e“Words make you think. Pictures make you feel.”\u003ccite\u003e— Jeanine Johnston, Creative Director\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-quote\"\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-quote\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"section-heading reveal visible\"\u003eAbout the Creators\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"creators-grid reveal visible\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePRODUCER \u0026amp; AUTHOR\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJay Stinnett\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor and historian of Alcoholics Anonymous. Jay Stinnett has spent decades researching the history and spiritual legacy of A.A. His discovery that Bill Wilson learned Transcendental Meditation in the final year of his life — confirmed through the Stepping Stones Archive — is the heart of this project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDIRECTOR\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKevin Hanlon\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning documentary filmmaker. Previously directed \u003cem\u003eBill W.\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). Winner of Best Director at multiple international film festivals for \u003cem\u003eBill W. Conscious Contact\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eASSOCIATE PRODUCER \u0026amp; CREATIVE DIRECTOR\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJeanine Johnston\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe visual intelligence behind both the film and this companion volume. Her design philosophy: “Words make you think. Pictures make you feel.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eINSTITUTIONAL PARTNER\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Stepping Stones Foundation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistoric Home of Bill \u0026amp; Lois Wilson® · Katonah, New York \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/steppingstones.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003esteppingstones.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-quote\"\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-quote\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBill W. Conscious Contact\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the award-winning documentary film. Produced by Jay Stinnett. Directed by Kevin Hanlon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-quote\"\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49610776543474,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/IMG-4589.jpg?v=1780433283","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/bill-w-conscious-contact-the-film-on-paper","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}