What Happens When Ponies Pass?

[number1pegasister 8]

(Note:If you are religious,and you want to read,I do not believe that ponies are Gods,and I believe in my own GOD.No,I am not crazy)  Not to be grim,(and I'm asking this out of pure curiosity)but I was wondering what happens when ponies pass away.We do know that princess Celestia is practically their God,seeing as they say "Oh my Celestia!" as you would say with your own God.

 

 

So that's what I was thinking,do they have an after-life?A promised land?

(I also know that some people think animals don't have souls.I don't exactly know what to think about that,and I never have.So if that is what you believe please do not put that in the comments below!)

 

Thanks for reading!Please feel free to say whatever is in your opinion!

[Eggy0 103]

I personally haven't thought about a possible religion in Equestria.

From what I gather from the show though, not counting the "Sweet Celestia" exclamations and such, I highly doubt ponies possess some sort of creed since I have yet to see at least one thing pertaining to it like a church or a religious talk. But then again, religion isn't something that's often talked about in kids' cartoons (it's rarely or never brought up if I'm not mistaken), so religion might exist in Equestria as an off-screen thing.

If religion really is a thing in Equestria, then one theory of mine is that there's an equivalent to Heaven for righteous souls (and Hell for bad ones) where the deceased depart with the guidance of a great entity that may or may not be Celestia herself. Another, less likely theory of mine would be reincarnation; basically, ponies (or even any Equestrian creature) who pass are reborn as another living being later on so they can continue "living" on the planet and experiencing its beauty (and harshness).

But other than these two theories I have, I got nothing

[pnylvr 185]

Tree Hugger suggests the existence of some kind of belief in reincarnation with her comment about possibly meeting Discord "in another life", and in "Hearts and Hooves Day", the ponies pass a pony with a clerical collar, so there seems to be some sort of religion. There's also that spirit plane thing Twilight goes to to become an alicorn. Personally, I imagine reincarnation is a thing, with the ponies passing through that plane on their way to their next life. Just my headcanon.

[Brony Number 42 10,075]

Celestia does not fill the role of a god. She is not a Creator, nor does she answer prayers, nor is she omnipotent, nor omniscient. Discord (think Q) has more powers than she does. The powers of Luna and Celestia don't seem to have a religious connotation. (Luna, get out of my dreams and into my car.)

 

Treehuggers beliefs might be uncommon. The existence of funeral rights would not be surprising. I would guess they have spiritual beliefs, but we don't know if there is an actual after life.

 

Can someone make a Grim Reaper pony?

[Crypty Scribbles 5,507]

Ponies are not dying because of rating.

[twiia 1,843]

Maybe they believe in an afterlife, but so far it seems like religion is quite vague. Maybe ponies go to heaven/hell when they die, or it may be an uncommon belief. Or something else...

 

When we die, our bodies become the grass, and other ponies eat the grass...

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,907]

I am gonna go with reincarnation for the ponies. It seems like something that is plausible. Like, the mane 6 could be reincarnations of the Elements of Harmony.

[FlareGun45 2,221]

According to Google, when you die you become a tree!

 

[Unlikeable Pony 2,699]

I prefer to think that ponies who die become stars in the sky. The "Bigger" the pony, as far as their presence in the universe and abilitywise, the more spectacular Celestial body they become: Heroes become constellations and Comets, regular old peasants become dim, twinkly stars.

[Classic Play 232]

Well, I think it's already been stated that alicorns at least, are ageless. They cannot die due to age. Which means, yes, Twilight's going to have some extremely heart-wrenching days ahead of her (good thing that won't be for a long time). But, I'm going to assume they do as we do IRL. Mourn the loss for a few days or longer and move on. Since the show obviously won't show death (they have vaguely referenced it a couple times, I think), this likely will never be answered accurately. Unless, they actually do an episode of Granny Smith passing on. What  happens to the ponies as they pass on, I want to think of it as a spiritual thing. Like the pony above me stated, they become a star in the sky.

[Crypty Scribbles 5,507]

 

 

  On 2016-08-03 at 9:33 PM, Queen Twii said:

When we die, our bodies become the grass, and other ponies eat the grass...

 

Exactly! Eternal circle of ponies!

[Unlikeable Pony 2,699]

  On 2016-08-04 at 3:28 AM, Fallen Stars said:

Well, I think it's already been stated that alicorns at least, are ageless. They cannot die due to age. Which means, yes, Twilight's going to have some extremely heart-wrenching days ahead of her (good thing that won't be for a long time). But, I'm going to assume they do as we do IRL. Mourn the loss for a few days or longer and move on. Since the show obviously won't show death (they have vaguely referenced it a couple times, I think), this likely will never be answered accurately. Unless, they actually do an episode of Granny Smith passing on. What  happens to the ponies as they pass on, I want to think of it as a spiritual thing. Like the pony above me stated, they become a star in the sky.

>twilight will not outlive her friends

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  On 2016-08-04 at 4:10 AM, Unlikeable Pony said:

>twilight will not outlive her friends

Damn it, you hit the feels really hard there.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,699]

  On 2016-08-04 at 4:13 AM, Fallen Stars said:

Damn it, you hit the feels really hard there.

well, take solace in the "twilight will not outlive her friends" Statement from the staff to know that said scenario will not occur

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  On 2016-08-04 at 4:25 AM, Unlikeable Pony said:

well, take solace in the "twilight will not outlive her friends" Statement from the staff to know that said scenario will not occur

Lol, that made up for it. And yeah, of course it will never occur. Maybe they all become alicorns!

[Prospekt 11,021]

  On 2016-08-03 at 10:04 PM, Kyoshi said:

I am gonna go with reincarnation for the ponies. It seems like something that is plausible. Like, the mane 6 could be reincarnations of the Elements of Harmony.

I've always thought that the Elements Of Harmony somehow exist on a spiritual level and the Mane 6's souls were predestined to be connected to the Elements. I have a long and detailed headcanon about this but I don't feel like writing about it now.

 

As for what actually happens when ponies pass, maybe they just reincarnate in a different body? What if Twilight is the reincarnated soul of Star Swirl The Bearded? That would be pretty awesome. 

[Amethyst Splash 86]

  On 2016-08-03 at 9:33 PM, Queen Twii said:

Maybe they believe in an afterlife, but so far it seems like religion is quite vague. Maybe ponies go to heaven/hell when they die, or it may be an uncommon belief. Or something else...

 

When we die, our bodies become the grass, and other ponies eat the grass...

Lol lion King      I also watch the lion king. But I still find it dusturbing in a way like the 

when we die our boddies become the grass 

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  On 2016-08-04 at 4:29 AM, Prospekt said:

I've always thought that the Elements Of Harmony somehow exist on a spiritual level and the Mane 6's souls were predestined to be connected to the Elements. I have a long and detailed headcanon about this but I don't feel like writing about it now.

 

As for what actually happens when ponies pass, maybe they just reincarnate in a different body? What if Twilight is the reincarnated soul of Star Swirl The Bearded? That would be pretty awesome. 

I can see reincarnation working in this world, actually. As far as the elements, I've already come to the conclusion that the Mane Six as well as the two sisters had their fates decided long before time and that the tree had also existed long before time. Lol, the elements fitting the six and the trunk of the tree having the sisters' cutie marks, it's almost too obvious to look at it some other way. And there, I can indeed see reincarnation working for this world.

[Unlikeable Pony 2,699]

  On 2016-08-04 at 4:29 AM, Prospekt said:

I've always thought that the Elements Of Harmony somehow exist on a spiritual level and the Mane 6's souls were predestined to be connected to the Elements. I have a long and detailed headcanon about this but I don't feel like writing about it now.

 

As for what actually happens when ponies pass, maybe they just reincarnate in a different body? What if Twilight is the reincarnated soul of Star Swirl The Bearded? That would be pretty awesome. 

I'd like to think that, but if that were true I would have expected the EOH to have been the mane six's cutie marks from the get go. The only EOH that was originally in the shape of a cutie mark was twilight's.

 

 

  On 2016-08-04 at 4:29 AM, Fallen Stars said:

Lol, that made up for it. And yeah, of course it will never occur. Maybe they all become alicorns!

Eh, I wouldn't put much stock in that. I think that's pretty damned unlikely at this point

They'd be doing more buildup or focus on them as developing as leaders if they were.

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  On 2016-08-04 at 4:42 AM, Unlikeable Pony said:

I'd like to think that, but if that were true I would have expected the EOH to have been the mane six's cutie marks from the get go. The only EOH that was originally in the shape of a cutie mark was twilight's.

 

 

Eh, I wouldn't put much stock in that. I think that's pretty damned unlikely at this point

They'd be doing more buildup or focus on them as developing as leaders if they were.

Lol, yeah I know, it's very unlikely that the rest became alicorns. But, can you imagine how much the show would shift, if they did?

[Unlikeable Pony 2,699]

  On 2016-08-04 at 4:46 AM, Fallen Stars said:

Lol, yeah I know, it's very unlikely that the rest became alicorns. But, can you imagine how much the show would shift, if they did?

Eh, I'd figure if they WERE to do that, they'd want to do it as a "grand finale" kind of thing.

It would make a nice cap but its not the kind of thing you'd want to continue on afterwards IMO.

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  On 2016-08-04 at 4:48 AM, Unlikeable Pony said:

Eh, I'd figure if they WERE to do that, they'd want to do it as a "grand finale" kind of thing.

It would make a nice cap but its not the kind of thing you'd want to continue on afterwards IMO.

Probably not, lol. Lol, imagine that, I meant the alicorn thing as a joke, too, and here's a conversation about it, lol.

[LyricaDreamy 43]

  On 2016-08-03 at 4:16 PM, number1pegasister said:

(Note:If you are religious,and you want to read,I do not believe that ponies are Gods,and I believe in my own GOD.No,I am not crazy)  Not to be grim,(and I'm asking this out of pure curiosity)but I was wondering what happens when ponies pass away.We do know that princess Celestia is practically their God,seeing as they say "Oh my Celestia!" as you would say with your own God.

 

 

So that's what I was thinking,do they have an after-life?A promised land?

(I also know that some people think animals don't have souls.I don't exactly know what to think about that,and I never have.So if that is what you believe please do not put that in the comments below!)

 

Thanks for reading!Please feel free to say whatever is in your opinion!

Celestia is not their god ,if they read books about history ,theyll know whether or not Celestia is their god

[number1pegasister 8]

  On 2016-08-03 at 4:48 PM, Eggy0 said:

I personally haven't thought about a possible religion in Equestria.

From what I gather from the show though, not counting the "Sweet Celestia" exclamations and such, I highly doubt ponies possess some sort of creed since I have yet to see at least one thing pertaining to it like a church or a religious talk. But then again, religion isn't something that's often talked about in kids' cartoons (it's rarely or never brought up if I'm not mistaken), so religion might exist in Equestria as an off-screen thing.

If religion really is a thing in Equestria, then one theory of mine is that there's an equivalent to Heaven for righteous souls (and Hell for bad ones) where the deceased depart with the guidance of a great entity that may or may not be Celestia herself. Another, less likely theory of mine would be reincarnation; basically, ponies (or even any Equestrian creature) who pass are reborn as another living being later on so they can continue "living" on the planet and experiencing its beauty (and harshness).

But other than these two theories I have, I got nothing

I guess that's why the same pony can show up in one scene!XD

  On 2016-08-03 at 5:16 PM, BronyNumber42 said:

Celestia does not fill the role of a god. She is not a Creator, nor does she answer prayers, nor is she omnipotent, nor omniscient. Discord (think Q) has more powers than she does. The powers of Luna and Celestia don't seem to have a religious connotation. (Luna, get out of my dreams and into my car.)

 

Treehuggers beliefs might be uncommon. The existence of funeral rights would not be surprising. I would guess they have spiritual beliefs, but we don't know if there is an actual after life.

 

Can someone make a Grim Reaper pony?

I would think that Lauren Faust is their creator,yes.But I don't think she is a 'canon' pony,so to say.

Edited August 4, 2016 by number1pegasister

[cmarston1 5,960]

The show is probably never going to answer this question.