Religious Philosophies of Equestria
So this is something that has always been cool to think about, what with seemingly near god like entities that exist in the show itself, about what kinds of religions/ religious philosophies there might be existing in Equestria.
I've always liked to imagine that there would be quite a few cults and religions in the land. Whether it be following the tenets of Harmony in modern day Equestria.
To the Disciples of Chaos. Who seek to free their lord from his imprisonment and spread Chaos throughout the land. Probably quite cheerful to be around until they take things to extremes.
Worshippers of the Sun. Whether they be of the Celestia branch or the Azuihotl branch of the faith their worship of the Sun would be rather widespread throughout Equestria millenia ago, especially the Celestial branch and would ultimately lead to the formation of . . .
The Nightmare Cultists. The Nightmare Cultists are those who seek to place Equestria's Rightful ruler back on her throne and free her from the Moon. It is through their efforts that the Nightmare of the Moon eventually escapes her lunar imprisonment. Darkness shall last everlasting if they had their way. After the events of the Premiere I imagine that they would split into two factions: Luna's faithful, who worship her and give some reverence to Celestia and her sun, and the more extreme Nightmare Cultists who continue to worship the Nightmare Moon aspect of Luna and seek some way to bring that aspect of her back to reality.
The Tenets of Friendship. Which we have been seeing throughout the entire show and even has it's own "holy scripture" in the Friendship Journal. Supposed to be taken as Parables rather then direct stories though they are quite entertaining as well.
Or even the worshippers of the Shadows. With two rather distinct branches. A Sect in the Crystal Empire that worshipped King Sombra and his dark rule, and those ancient Equestrian Ponies with worshipped the Shadows to the point of building a Temple for it. The latter's worship and tenets are much less clear and known then the worshippers of the Shadow King.
And I am sure that there could be more out there if I only thought to expand this line of thought a little. What about the rest of y'all? What religions/philosophies do you imagine existing in Equestria either in the Modern Day OR Ancient Equestria? Do YOU have any headcanoned religions/cults/philosophies for the setting?
Submitted May 02, 2019 at 06:16AM by NewWillinium
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