Arturo Reghini

Arturo Reghini (12 November 1878 – 1 July 1946) was an Italian mathematician, philosopher and esotericist. Born in Florence in 1878, he became a member of the Theosophical Society in 1898, founding a section in Rome. In 1903, he published esoteric and philosophical series of books and was initiated into the Memphis' rite. He joined the Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge "Lucifero" in Florence in 1907, later becoming involved in the *Rito filosofico italiano* and eventually reaching the 33rd degree of the Scottish Rite. Reghini edited journals such as *Atanór* and *Ignis*, which focused on Pythagoreanism, yoga, Kabbalism, and Freemasonry, attracting esotericists like Julius Evola. He became estranged from Evola and the *Ur* group in 1928 over his continued support for Freemasonry. Reghini opposed Christianity, associating it with modernity and egalitarianism, and promoted a form of "cultured magic" derived from Hermeticism and Platonism. He was a critic of democracy and an advocate for ancient Roman aristocracy, welcoming Italian Fascism while later expressing reservations about its anti-clericalism. Reghini died in Budrio in 1946. His work influenced Julius Evola and the development of Italic-Roman neopaganism.