From Crisis to Renewal: How Bitcoin and Decentralized Tech Power the Shift From the Fourth Turning to the First Turning What Is the Fourth Turning? According to Strauss and Howe, the authors of the Fourth Turning book, history moves in repeating cycles called turnings, each lasting roughly 20 to 25 years. 1. The First Turning (High) A period of stability, confidence, and strong institutions. Society believes in the systems that