The effervescent Venus is -3.9 magnitude — very bright — but will be low and hanging out with best bud Mercury as the chums conjunct July 16.

On subsequent mornings, these planetary paramours appear to gravitate toward each other, but on Aug. 18, Venus and Jupiter conjunct.

For this being corrupted by the infected Matter it meets there, proves incapable of nourishing, and becomes a conjunct or additional Cause of the Distemper.