The Fourth Turning
defenders of “God's chosen country,”
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
The next Fourth Turning is due to begin shortly after the new millennium, midway through the Oh-Oh decade. Around the year 2005, a sudden spark will catalyze a Crisis mood. Remnants of the old social order will disintegrate. Political and economic trust will implode. Real hardship will beset the land, with severe distress that could involve questio... See more
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
an authentic opportunity to remake man and therein put an end to history.
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
Over the millennia, man has developed three ways of thinking about time: chaotic, cyclical, and linear. The first was the dominant view of primitive man, the second of ancient and traditional civilizations, and the third of the modern West, especially America.
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
Every cycle had four turnings, and (except for the anomalous U.S. Civil War) every cycle produced four generational
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
A Prophet generation is born during a High. A Nomad generation is born during an Awakening. A Hero generation is born during an Unraveling. An Artist generation is born during a Crisis.
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
chaotic time, history has no path.
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
apostasy, punishment, repentance, and renewal.
William Strauss • The Fourth Turning
pathless time has also become a supreme spiritual goal, the “knowing beyond knowing” of many Eastern religions.