assistant at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York. In 1965 he studied the history and practices of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and the Stella Matutina under the aegis of Israel Regardie. Huson subsequently wrote a number of popular books on occult and allied subjects: the influential Mastering Witchcraft (1970) a study of tarot symbolism The Devil's Picturebook (1971); Mastering Herbalism (1974); an introduction to parapsychology How to Test and Develop your ESP (1975); two novels, The Keepsake (1981), and The Offering (1984), and a second work on tarot symbolism and the history of tarot reading, Mystical Origins of the Tarot (2004). He generally illustrates his non-fiction books himself, and designed a deck of tarot cards based upon his research, Dame Fortune's Wheel Tarot (2009). Memberships He is a member of the Authors Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Writers Guild of America, west, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Personal life Huson lives in Los Angeles. His frequent collaborator and partner for forty-nine years was William Bast. Notes External links Paul Huson's web site, containing excerpts from some of his books. Paul Huson: Google Book Search Interview with Paul Huson 1942 births Living people Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Alumni of University College London English occult writers Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn English LGBT writers People educated at Leighton Park School Society of the Inner Light Tarot readers