Joseph H. Peterson has been studying esoteric texts for decades, intrigued by the Renaissance intellectual and experimental approach to spirituality. He has translated many esoteric and religious source works and amassed a large collection of rare and occult tracts for comparative research from the British Library and other institutions, which he shares on his award-winning websites esotericarchives.com and avesta.org. Peterson’s published works include The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, Elucidation of Necromancy, The Sworn Book of Honorius, and The Secrets of Solomon: A Witch’s Handbook from the Trial Records of the Inquisition. Peterson has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota, where he also studied various languages and religions. He lives near Rochester, Minnesota.