Big Book History (continued)
C: When Bill found out a total of three things, then Bill
was able to recover from his disease. He found out first from Dr.
Silkworth what his problem was, (p. 7, par. 2) the disease of alcoholism.
He had never known that before.
He found out from Ebby what the solution would be for his problem, (p.
12, par. 4) the need for a vital spiritual experience, (p. 27, per. 5)
which had come from Dr. Jung through Rowland H. through Ebby to Bill.
He also found out from Ebby a little practical program of action (p. 9,
par. 7) that Ebby had learned from a group of Christian fundamentalists
who were practicing First Century Christianity, called the Oxford Groups.
(p. xvi, par. 1)
Based
upon these three pieces of information, Bill was able to take the
practical program of action, apply it in his life, and have what he always
referred to as a vital spiritual experience, and recovered from his
disease of alcoholism. Then he in turn in 1935, had visited with this Dr.
Bob in Akron, and he had brought some of the information to Dr. Bob.
Basically,
what is the problem: the disease idea of alcoholism. Then Dr. Bob through
the application of the practical program of action from the Oxford Groups
had also had what he referred to as a vital spiritual experience, and
recovered from his disease. (p. xvi, par. 3)
