@leomoon
I'm referring to western traditional, and what the hellenists say about signs that do not regard the ascendant/1st house - what more modern variants would classify as signs in an inconjunct or semisextile relationship.
Venus appears in the 2nd in my chart with the combination of the tropical zodiac and whole signs. With Placidus, it's now Moon, Uranus and Neptune which paints a more tumultuous and unruly picture. (Venus is conjunct a late Sagittarius asc but is in the 2nd degree of Capricorn). My opinion is that if there is karmic forces in a chart, that it resides in every planet. A good looking Jupiter or Venus in the natal comes with its own challenges, and if it bestows a positive outcome then what that person does with this "ease/power" has its own attendant consequences.
I've encountered an interpretation of Venus in 2nd as attracting gold diggers. And Capricorn is not known for turning a blind eye to status. So stay tuned....
Regarding the new Supreme Court Justice, the timing of this appointee is interesting in light of the Mundane Planetary landscape for the year.
What I also find interesting is the state of the U.S. in the context of it's position in geopolitics. In recent history, America has been classed as the only "great superpower" in the world, and I've even where one Russian political philosopher even referred to the country as a "hyperpower". But in the current year that position is not so certain. Namely, the challenge coming from China. It's controversial, but there are projections that China can overtake the US economy sometime this century, becoming the top economic superpower. U.S./China tensions have ramped up this year with the ongoing trade war, the US pulling support from WHO and other multilateral bodies due to the purported "China Bias" of these institutions, the events surrounding 5G and of course the ongoing attempts to ban TikTok and WeChat in the US.
I think all of these elements gain astrological context when we consider that America is on the cusp of a Pluto Return - Pluto being the modern planet of Power, Domination and "Big Money". America's "stranglehold" of the global landscape seems to be slipping, and some Chinese Officials have explicitly stated that the current US president is weak, and with ambitions of global hegemony, China is going for the jugular. What do you think?