<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Reclaiming identity from institutional... > Reclaiming identity from institutional conditioning means distinguishing the person from the roles, rankings, and permissions through which organizations learned to use their energy. Institutions are necessary forms of civilization. Participation becomes freer when the participant understands both the structure and the self entering it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Reclaiming Identity From Institutional Conditioning — Part 1 - Workbook|Reclaiming Identity From Institutional Conditioning — Part 1]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Reclaiming identity from institutional conditioning means distinguishing the person from the roles, rankings, and permissions through which organizations learned to use their energy. Institutions are necessary forms of civilization. Participation becomes freer when the participant understands both the structure and the self entering it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-reclaiming-identity-institutional-structure-self-entering ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->