# The Shamanic Caste The deviating minority within the sociont that neither belongs to the inner circuit and its matriarchy nor to the outer circuit and its patriarchy, but instead in part acts as a messenger between the inner and the outer circuit, in part acts as a border-transcender in the sociont's outer edges as shamans and prophets *vis-à-vis* the sociont itself and as diplomats and priests *vis-à-vis* tribes in the environments. The border-crossers within the sociont, between the circuits, are called [[The Androgynous Caste]]. See further *archetypology.*