Abstract

This work first presents a review of the cultural foundations of the development of modern psychology and the conceptual and linguistic limits that define the field, limiting the possibilities for change therein. The latter sections propose an alternative to the field of psychology for effecting positive change, which the author calls psykailogy. Psykailogy translates etymologically as "breathing whole worlds." Unlike psychology, which is rooted in 17th century physics, psykailogy leaves behind mechanistic constructs and relies instead on some of the basic ideas of quantum theory.