The afterlife refers to the continual existence of the mind or soul after the death of the body.
The Bajorans believed that after death, they would join with the Prophets in the Celestial Temple. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Some Humans believe that depends on one's actions during life, they could go to different afterlives, and the worthy would be ascended to heaven while the rest would fall into the depths of hell. (TOS: "Space Seed")
Klingons had a similar belief with honourable warriors going to Sto-Vo-Kor while the dishonoured went to Gre'thor. (VOY: "The Barge of the Dead")
Religious Cardassians believed that after death, those who sought Oralius would "walk with her" in death. They believed that they would be reunited with those they had lost in life and that before that point, the spirits of the dead--while not prayed to--did watch over the living. The alternate Skrain Dukat had at least two visions of this state, including the one he experienced as he was dying. The fate of those who refused Oralius' spirit was described as the "Eternal Tundra," and in Cardassians of the technological era, often equated with the forces of entropy and absolute zero. (Star Trek: Sigils and Unions: "Sacrifice")
External link[]
- Afterlife article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.