The Counterpart Theory: A New Paradigm of Psychology

Abstract

This paper attempts to present a new paradigm of psychology, in which we can find a link between psychology and quantum theory. In this work, I put forward the theory of counterpart, by which I argue that the existence of other parallel worlds could be revealed by dreams, and those counterparts in different worlds can exchange information through the special nousor to ensure the oneness of counterparts. Many worlds and all lives there follow the rules of correspondence, difference, convergence, limitation, as well as love and hate. The proposed theory has a strong empirical explanatory power, it explains not only actual dreams and sleepwalking but also déjà vu and Planck’s problem, assisting us to understand the concept of self. A large database of humanity’s dreams should be constructed for helping predict disruptions both individually and environmentally.