Barleywine
It's interesting that I've had something of an epiphany regarding Whole Sign Houses, not from directly re-examining my natal chart, but from doing the tarot-and-astrology exercise over on the Tarot side of the forum. In order to fit the Golden Dawn system of astrological correspondences seamlessly around my natal chart, I had to convert from Placidus to WSH to get rid of my interception. I've always considered myslf an 8th-House Sun/Mercury/Venus type, with Mars culminating on the MC and conjunct it. But in retirement, now that I have the time to stretch out in my esoteric studies, I'm finding that the 9th House - 3rd House Sun/Mercury/Venus opposition to Moon seems more representative. Although Mars on the MC in the 10th always strongly defined my career path, it's still conjunct the MC but is now in the WSH 11th House; that one I need to think about a bit more. My old view was primarily a psychological one rather than a more pragmatic one, which I've been moving away from as I explore traditional methods like temperament. Time to fully embrace the new paradigm, I think.