The word Tantra comes from the Sanskrit language, specifically from the two root words tanoti “stretch, extend, expand”, and trayati “liberation”.  Another etymology of “tantra” from the verbal roots tan and tra, tan meaning “propagate, elaborate on, expand on” and tra meaning “save, liberate, protect”.  Planetary Tantra is a devise for expanding our awareness into identification with our Planetary Deity and liberates us into an expanded capacity for joy, love, power and intelligent activity.

It is also the set of techniques or practices for achieving that objective.  Those techniques include yoga, meditation, mudras, mantras, yantras, initiation and shamanic rituals that honor and invoke the spirit of the Earth. Other supportive techniques used in the school include self-inquiry, group work, communing with nature, transformational art, writing, study and Star Based Astrology (the Tropic and Sidereal forms of astrology do not use the stars).

The Aldebaran School of Planetary Tantra is the creation of  Heidi Astraia, but its roots began from the time prior to Abrahamic religions, when humanity lived in and communed daily with Nature, gaining wisdom direct from The Source.  Nature is also known as Mother Earth, who has never been and will never be an inanimate object. Our Earth is a living “Divine Being” and The Source of Life, Love, Wisdom and Knowledge. She is the Being addressed when we pray or talk with “God”.  She is known throughout the world by many names and outside of the Abrahamic religions, She is referred to in the female gender. Her masculine consort is the Sun, known by the Greek name Helios.  In the Aldebaran School, we encourage a personal relationship and urge students to address Her with a name that is personally meaningful.  In this School She is referred to by the Teachers with the ancient Greek name of Gaia Sofia.

Planetary Tantra is not dogmatic. It encourages each individual to use the techniques and practices to learn how to communicate directly with Gaia.  And then to creatively define their own path.

The Aldebaran School of Planetary Tantra offers on-site courses and special events.

For more information, please email info@openairmeditation.com

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Recommended reading and watching regarding the Cosmic and Planetary Origin Theory:

“Not in His Image” by John Lamb Lash (Mythology of planetary origin based on the Nag Hammadi.) – https://donquijotte.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/john-lamb-lash-not-in-his-image.pdf

“Journey of the Universe” by Mary Evelyn Tucker & Brian Thomas Swimme (Origins based in the Big Bang theory.)

Nag Hammadi Library – http://gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html

The Secret Doctrine by Helena Blavatsky – https://www.anthroweb.info/fileadmin/pdfs/secret_doctrine.pdf