It is a good day indeed when Alasdair MacLean (of The Clientele) materializes out of Internet silence and has a new blog post and it’s wonderful:

The Summa de Officio Inquisitorii of 1270, warns of the evils of all reflective surfaces: lacquer, glass, jewels, swords, water. It advises readers to avoid anything which might catch their reflection. It’s more than a warning against vanity - it’s a distrust of the mirror-world. The devil, or something analagous to that, controls the kingdom of reflections. …

But read the whole thing. It’s short and I didn’t quote the best bits.

Related: his song from The Clientele’s 2005 album “Strange Geometry” (which is a desert island album for me):