"We believe that the movement, from Cairo to New York, from San Francisco to London, that is being called “Occupy” is a movement of spiritual democracy.... What is at the heart of spiritual democracy is a beautiful shift from relying on institutions to relying on your own inner teacher, and then living from there in a way that is uniquely your own.... Spiritual democracy challenges politics because it enables us to interact with other human beings and other beings in a way that is democratic and that respects that grace that is coming to all and through us and others. Circles rather than ladders demarcate the basic dynamic of spiritual democracy applied to politics. Leadership, yes. But preferably leadership in circle settings, not a top-down hierarchy. And in the end, it invites us to build institutions and cultures that are based on universal principles. The principle that “all men [and women] are created equal” is not a bad beginning. The term “spiritual democracy” almost parallels a term that symbolizes what the future could be: the “Kingdom of God,” in Jesus’s words."
Occupy Spirituality:A Radical Vision For A New Generation by Adam Bucko and Matthew Fox, pp. 207, 214, 217.