"The computer made old forms of astrological texts develop too. The @hnycmb_co made almanacs that users could customise to their own nativity and timezone, an astrological "technology of the self"...
https://twitter.com/OracularJake/status/1324426174932680706
"Despite their thoroughly modern form, these almanacs embodied ancient techniques, most notably hellenistic astrological methods, which were popularized in the two decades prior by new translations...
"But there perhaps the most extraordinary of the astrological productions of the internet age was costar. Perhaps the acme of postmodern popular astrology, it provided a constant 24/7 newsfeed of astrological transits, that most distincitve of postmodern texts...
"Nonetheless, the app proved highly controversial, even in its own day. Studies of this app have been done by White, 2020 (1)"
--- "A history of astrology in the 20th and 21st centuries: continuity and change (Green, 2110, OUP, 2nd edn)
--- "A history of astrology in the 20th and 21st centuries: continuity and change (Green, 2110, OUP, 2nd edn)
"This book, by a trained astrologer, is an extremely important contribution to most fields of sociology and religion. His description and analysis of the astral events of 2020 and their impact on "astro-twitter" are a paragon of clarity and insight"
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