Women and Spirit

The rules that guide the process of knowing in Western cultures are linked with the exclusion of certain realities. These rules of knowing shape what is known and are also linked with patriarchy, hierarchy, and oppression. Euro-American political, economic, and intellectual history forms a hegemony of interacting forces affecting the fabric of our lives and the nature and direction of our thoughts. This article, through the discussion of spirituality within psychology, explores the domination of certain ways of knowing and the necessity of including multiple epistemoloies and multiple experiences within feminist psychology.