Greetings, I'm Elder Turner.
I began my quest to healing and liberation via a prayer, "Lawd, help me to be the REAL me. I want to be free."
I prayed that prayer nearly seven years ago, since then, I've discovered things I believed God would never approve of. Such as being a lesbian, an intuitive healer, a spiritual doula, an alchemist, a pastor, and so much more!
AND to be clear, God DOES approve!
The second best prayer of my life was: "Spirit, show me how loving women sexually and non-sexually is holy and just in your eyes."
And my whole life flashed before me in a manner of weeks. My body was gracefully eager to remind me of attractions I buried due to internalized homophobia. My authenticity took paths I assumed/was taught were forbidden, and ease found its way into my life; ease stopped sitting on my front porch and walked into my living room, quenching my thirst from theological drought. From that point, freedom felt free with me. As I dived deeper into healing and liberation, I couldn't forget my grandmother, Dorothy Thompson, Ase. She was everything to me; she was God in my eyes. She has repented in the sunset (the space our ancestors thrive).
Her living room was my sanctuary, and her lap was my altar. I knew I was called to preach and pastor sitting at her feet. I became an intercessor and a prophet sitting at her feet.
I didn't need the institutional church or a man to approve me. Instead, I was called sitting at my grandmother's feet, who operated in the fivefold. There wasn't a gift my grandma didn't use for a length of time or for a moment; alchemy surrounded her. While she was imperfect, she was honest. While her process wasn't always healthy, her intent was to heal and liberate. While she wasn't the best mother, she became an extraordinary grandmother. And now, when I speak to her, she doesn't sound the same because she has repented in the sunset. My goal in life, with this work, is to make her proud, to make her famous. To let everyone know, my soul was anchored in the Lawd in Dorothys' House!
