Kinda feel bad doing this, but I would direct you to Chapter 4 of Softwar to understand how abstract power hierarchies (matrices) are structured and Systemantics to understand how they work. Basically, your brain is always operating in an abstract reality as perceived by your physical senses. You can share your abstract reality with others via stories, and in doing so, you create a Belief System. And you always act according to your belief system. But some systems are more insidious than others, and you have more agency in some than others.