- in some ways, i think of [[{1.1} identity as self-definition]]: the amorphous idea we use to corral our *sense*-of-self into something nearly articulable. - i’m beginning to think of it instead as the *experience*-of-self: how we *identify with* the conscious and unconscious. all of it. our perspective and way of being immersed in our exact unique context. - in this framing, our [[{1.1c} a strong sense of identity requires a sense of continuity|continuity]] might be thought of instead as [[{1.4a1} pistis is loyalty to your inner law|pistis]], or loyalty to our experience, i.e our identity. - also balancing demands; see [[{1.4b} individuation is an ongoing process that requires being able to balance the demands of our inner and outer worlds]]… - identity as the articulation of individuation… - [[{1.2b} the context of our lives is cumulative and intertwining]] - [[consciousness is primarily an organ of orientation in a world of outer and inner facts]]