<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . (May 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Great Chain of Being is a strict hierarchical structure of all matter and life, thought in medieval Christianity to have been decreed by God . The chain starts with God and progresses downward to angels, demons (fallen / renegade angels), stars, moon, kings, princes, nobles, commoners, wild animals, domesticated animals, trees, other plants, precious stones, precious metals and other minerals . </P> <P> The Great Chain of Being (Latin: scala naturae, "Ladder of Being") is a concept derived from Plato, Aristotle (in his Historia Animalium), Plotinus and Proclus . Further developed during the Middle Ages, it reached full expression in early modern Neoplatonism . </P> <P> The Chain of Being is composed of a great number of hierarchical links, from the most basic and foundational elements up through the very highest perfection: God . </P>

Who occupies the middle link the most uncomfortable spot on the great chain of being