About Archie Carmel
Mother Teresa of Kolkata once remarked in Rome, “Very often I feel like a little pencil in God’s Hands.” This knowing guides Archie today.
Archie is a #1 bestselling author, master photographer & fine artist, MBA, MA, charity executive, founder, and researcher advancing how we think about and understand our divine human potential.
Archie has completed an MBA program and an MA in psychology focusing on special topics in consciousness, religion & spirituality, and human suffering. His work in consciousness nonlocality and its advanced applications (e.g., UAP, communication, time) has garnered attention from aerospace, defense intelligence, and private enterprise.
In 2026, Archie authored his first book, Falling to God’s Gardens: 50 Devotions for the Discovery of Divine Love After Divorce. In this deeply personal debut work, Archie invites the reader into the intimate raw depths of loss and grief, and illuminates how navigating through deep personal loss reveals the greatest spiritual opportunity and power in our lives: the power of surrender, discernment of truth, and the awareness of the presence of God. He is now completing his next book set for publication Q1 2027.
Archie is also a 20,000+ hour master photographer & fine artist. For years, industry leading outdoor recreation companies including KUHL, Icebreaker, and others sought Archie for their seasonal field marketing campaigns. Now, Archie focuses on elevating art, aesthetics, and beauty. Archie’s years of expedition work in extreme environments from the Arctic to Himalaya and Tierra del Fuego has been published in print & digital worldwide and viewed by millions.
As an art director and designer, Archie has designed books from cover to typeset, curated exhibits, visual web development including graphics and branding materials, leather tooling, and traditional fabrics. In 2026, Archie designed a Scottish tartan with one of Scotland’s last remaining tartan mills modeled after his familial clan representing in Marian themes the soul’s spiritual ascent to union with God that is presently being registered with the Scottish Register of Tartans.
When not writing, researching, or in the field, Archie is available for podcast interviews and public engagements surrounding new books, faith & spirituality, charity, special topics in consciousness, and art. Archie still produces handmade specialty fine art prints from expeditions, favorite spaces, and home.
In his free time, Archie enjoys silent meditation, prayer, weightlifting, cold plunging, sunrises in nature, planning upcoming expeditions and projects, and reading scripture and the saints. Fun fact: his favorite movie is Never Cry Wolf.
