What Is Mysticism? Ricardo’s Journey Begins in His Uncle’s Bookstore

How a dusty bookstore sparks Ricardo’s journey into mysticism

Ricardo wasn’t looking for answers that day. He was just passing time in his uncle’s crumbling bookstore in Tehran, surrounded by shadows of revolution, unrest, and forgotten knowledge. The air inside was thick with dust, ink, and silence—one of those places where old books seem to breathe. That’s when he saw it: a heavy, timeworn v...