Once Upon an Eden was founded and is directed by survivor activist Michelle Carmela. 

which re-enforced the teachings of organized religion and what she experienced via Satanism.  Within these environments, as a child to well into her young adult years,  she endured and survived various types of: severe abuse(s), human exploitation, slavery and military like tortures upon a non-combatant.   ​

While immersed in the dark underworld as Michelle Carmela was, one of the messages constantly ingrained into Michelle Carmela's psyche to control her was that:  "Satan was kicked out of home/heaven for disobedience against Father God and Jesus was nailed to a tree for disobedience against Father God."  As a result, Michelle Carmela, was so fearful of God that she was utterly compliant and obedient to her abusers and exploiters  in her childhood years to the point of being nearly robotic and suffered terrible migraines as a child (which lasted well into her early thirties) from the fear and terror of the consequences of "not being a perfect child". ​

This image of an all terrifying horrific domineering​, egotistical, vengeful, narcissistic father god, was blown to oblivion and annihilated when at the age of ten years old, Michelle Carmela had an experience she describes as "an audible encounter with Creator who introduced himself to Michelle Carmela as a loving, caring, involved, protective, forgiving father." in what would be considered by Jullian Jaynes a "conversation of the bi-cameral mind"  which caused Michelle Carmela to question and challenge the religious, moral and ethical programming inculcated within her.  Since then, Michelle Carmela has learned over the decades, that God is just as complicated as the rest of us; yet, indeed, is a loving, caring, involved, protective, forgiving father.

 From the moment of this encounter and over the course of the next four years, Michelle Carmela, read the Bible every day for hours as audibly instructed by this unseen being that she believed and still believes to be Creator Father/Abba God.

Emboldened by what she was learning and the new mentality growing within her, Michelle Carmela gained a new perspective of herself, her  abusers, tormentors and God. ​

Michelle Carmela's insights and perspectives became not just the foundation of her life work but also her being -much of which is expressed through her research shared on the Once Upon an Eden website. 

It is here on the Once Upon an Eden website that Michelle Carmela shares with you, Dear Visitor, her heart, mind and soul. Feel free to roam around and explore. It is Michelle Carmela's and the rest of us at Once Upon an Eden that you find rest, solace, escape, empowerment, education, enlightenment, and challenge here. And be incredibly empowered to prosper as a result. ​