Experiential knowing

Experiential knowing is the ground form of knowing in what Heron and Reason refer to as 'extended epistemology', including experiential, presentational, propositional and practical knowing. In their everyday lives, people use these four forms of knowing and implicitly engage with them in different ways. Individuals cultivate their knowing through direct experience; they voice it through expressive imageries, such as stories, the arts and performances; they make sense of it through propositions that are intelligent to them and then they use it for their actions in their lives. These four forms of knowing are the essential bases for action research.