Ekpyrosis - a Stoic belief in the periodic destruction (and renewal) of the cosmos

Some interesting stuff regarding the Fourth Turning and a bunch of other converging cycles in this pod:

The Cosmic Matrix Podcast: Your Psycho-Spiritual Guide to 2026 and the Peak of the Fourth Turning | TCM #167 (Part 1)
Published December 29, 2025
https://fountain.fm/episode/uVa7GExDXxbIYTlfoAB0

I have to be honest, I haven't read the latest book ( "The Fourth Turning is Here" ), but I also feel that since it doesn't mention Bitcoin, it misses something significant. Because I think there's a higher chance than not that a financial crisis will be the end of this cycle (one already signified the beginning phase of the Fourth Turning) and that Bitcoin will be the cornerstone of the so-called New World Order.

All of this reminded me of this old and eye-opening What Bitcoin Did episode with Peter McCormack and Mark Moss, where they discuss other cycles: 80-year generational/crisis cycles (similar to The Fourth Turning), ~84-year political/social cycles tied to upheaval and regime change, ~250-year revolutionary cycles tied to decentralization vs centralization shifts, and ~50-year waves of technological revolutions.

What Bitcoin Did: Bitcoin & The Battle For The Fate Of Humanity with Mark Moss | WBD #434
Published December 8, 2021