In between is a curious layer of clerics and bureaucrats, patriarchs who usually distrust and repress those who do not respect their authority and status. The holistic movement on the other hand has been created by people throughout the pyramid. This has not necessarily been a conscious ideological act. It emerges from the nature of contemporary information. The hierarchical model of religious revelation and organisation no longer has any relevance, because information flows in all directions and can emerge from anywhere within the system.
Holism also addresses and explains traditions that are foreign to each other.
It is continually interested in new information and understandings. It has no desire to be centralised or organised. This is the very essence of the holistic revolution. From a religious standpoint, it marks the complete overthrow of the established style and structure. If the religious impulse emerges from the basic and natural human need to explore identity, meaning and the wonder of the universe, then it is obvious that the information age provides an extraordinary array of choices.