mystic mal
Chiron,the centaur,represented as half man half horse is symbolic of the beast and the priest within us all.. The horse lower half contains our bestial,animal instincts,our earthy passions,lust,addictions etc (like the DEVIL) card but the Heirophant or Pope has risen above the "sins of the flesh"has disowned his shadow side and has bridged that gap between man and "God". People at this stage when getting this card in a reading could have become vegetarian,given up smoking,drinking or a lustful relationship and found the lighter part of them raising their concious awareness,they may have started studying philosophy or a spiritual subject where the "priest" in them is awakened. On Palm Sunday when Jesus rides an ass its symbolic of riding above the beast and being "on top of the Devil" or the "beast" Even donkeys today still bare the sign of the cross on their backs,its all there in symbolic form even in the Bible