An outcast is a person or group excluded or rejected from society, community, or normal belonging—often positioned outside conventional structures or hierarchies.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche examines outcasts as spiritually potent figures, particularly through deities like Matangi who embody power precisely through their marginalization. Outcast status becomes reframed not as weakness but as access to hidden knowledge, liminal wisdom, and transformative force beyond social norms.
Matangi, a Hindu goddess, is associated with outcasts, refuse, and the discarded remnants of society—hence her epithet "Goddess of Leftovers." She represents power found in marginalization and the sacred potential of what dominant culture deems worthless.