GRE Prep

[Únete a nuestro grupo de Whatsapp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/B6JuLOG3HDMCwweahpKsqM?mode=hq1tsha) **¿Y si el problema no es lo que te pasa… sino que aún no lo estás viendo con claridad?** **Vivimos reaccionando: a lo que sentimos, a lo que otros hacen, a lo que creemos que somos. Pero rara vez nos detenemos a observar. A darnos cuenta de verdad.** **En este encuentro exploraremos una idea profunda inspirada en** **Jiddu Krishnamurti****:** **👉 La inteligencia no nace del conocimiento… nace del darse cuenta.** **Cuando ves sin juicio, sin huir, sin justificar… algo cambia.** **No porque lo fuerces, sino porque lo comprendes.** **💡 ¿De qué hablaremos y viviremos?** * **Qué significa realmente “darse cuenta”** * **Cómo funciona la mente cuando reacciona automáticamente** * **Por qué intentar cambiar sin comprender genera más conflicto** * **La diferencia entre pensar… y observar** * **Dinámicas para experimentar este estado en ti** **No es una charla para aprender más…** **Es un espacio para verte con más profundidad.** **Un encuentro para quienes sienten que hay “algo más” que entender, pero no desde teorías… sino desde la experiencia directa.** **📍 Un espacio cercano, humano y participativo** **💬 Con dinámicas de conexión y reflexión** **🧠 Desarrollo personal aplicado a la vida real** **💰 Aportación: 3€ en efectivo** **☕ Se pide consumir algo por respeto al local**

Hello! ╴Looking to meet fellow entrepreneurs in Barcelona? Join our Community (10,000+ Members) **WhatsApp:** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2V5hTCakTFA8BdNHKg05L](https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2V5hTCakTFA8BdNHKg05L) This week's in-person networking event is at the ICON Hotel. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **LOCATION:** Near Plaza Catalunya (5 mins walk) **NO LIMIT:** You're welcome to bring friends **PRICE:** €7 includes a drink \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- *\*\*paid at the entrance, you can redeem at the bar.* Our goal is to create a community of fellow entrepreneurs where: * we can discuss new ideas * be inspired * do business together * and support each other. If you are building something or thinking about it, you are more than welcome to participate. Doesn't matter if it's a side project, a business, a startup, an e-commerce, etc. Join our Community for more interactions with the members: **WhatsApp:** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2V5hTCakTFA8BdNHKg05L](https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2V5hTCakTFA8BdNHKg05L) Come and say hi!

Únete a nuestro Grupo de Whatsapp [https://chat.whatsapp.com/DpaOmS5kLgQJu0TabAPBpd](https://chat.whatsapp.com/DpaOmS5kLgQJu0TabAPBpd) Estamos taambién en Instagram [www.instagram.com/redconsciencia_comunidad](http://www.instagram.com/redconsciencia_comunidad) **🧠 El Juego de la Matrix ✨ Cómo Crear tu Realidad** **¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cuál es el verdadero sentido de nuestra existencia?** ¿Y si todo formara parte de un gran juego dentro de una matriz tridimensional que genera la realidad que experimentamos? Vivimos en una realidad compartida, aparentemente objetiva, regida por ciertas reglas del “campo de juego”. Sin embargo, el ser humano, a través de su propio sistema de funcionamiento —mente, emociones y biología—, genera una realidad de segundo orden que interactúa constantemente con esa matriz. Comprender cómo funcionan estas reglas y aprender a manejarlas puede convertirse en una de las claves para crear una realidad más alineada con nuestro propósito de vida y vivir con mayor plenitud y consciencia. En esta conferencia exploraremos, desde una mirada integradora que conecta psicología, biología y física, cómo funciona esta “matrix” y cuál es el verdadero sistema operativo del ser humano. Tomaremos conciencia de posibles distorsiones en nuestra forma de percibir y procesar la realidad, y veremos cómo reprogramar nuestro propio sistema interno para sostener un estado mental y emocional más elevado que impulse cambios reales en nuestra vida. Porque quizá la cuestión no sea **escapar de la Matrix**, sino comprender las reglas del juego… para aprender a jugar mejor. ✨ **Ponente:** Judith Vidal - Psicóloga **Colaboración**: 5€ én efectivo. No Bizum. (Costes de sala y organización) **Formato**: Presencial y participativo.

This book club approaches foundational texts that have shaped the past three centuries through a cross-disciplinary reading series that invites us to engage with the questions of our present. Each session pairs one of these works with a strictly contemporary text (as an optional reading), creating a dialogue in which the past becomes a lens for thinking the present, and vice versa. **No academic background is required; curiosity and openness are all you need.** *BUY THE BOOKS HERE:* **This month we will be reading [Against Interpretation and Other Essays by Susan Sontag.](https://backstorybookshop.shop/product/against-interpretation/) Paired with [Ways of Seeing by John Berger](https://backstorybookshop.shop/product/ways-of-seeing/).** Hosted by Josefina Alippi

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Buenas! (English below) Cada día aparecen formas nuevas de aprender español, (y otros idiomas) apps nuevas, métodos de gramática, IA, videos de profes explicando cosas, y están todas genial. Si te ayudan a entender más y a hablar mejor están genial. El plan de este grupo es mejorar tu español con juegos, actividades reales y ejercicios para hablar más. Con la excusa de los juegos y las actividades corregimos la mayoría de errores: Palabras difíciles, confundir pasados, preposiciones, verbos que significan muchas cosas, ser y estar en pasado, frases con dos verbos o mas, subjuntivo, expresiones coloquiales, y también los errores "culturales”: ¿De que forma usamos los españoles el idioma en diferentes situaciones? La gente que participa es (casi siempre) muy simpática, y normalmente deja reviews muy positivas de las clases. Si te cuadra el plan ven a practicar tu español y hablamos de comida, de viajes, de trabajo, de cultura, de Internet, de temas locales, de noticias y de muchas más cosas. Para participar hay una contribución de solo 10€ por persona/ clase de 2 horas (materiales incluidos, bebidas no incluidas) o de 30€ por 4 clases. Vente y hablamos. Rafa. \-\-\-\- Hi! Every day there are new ways to learn Spanish, (or any language) new apps, grammar methods, AI, teachers explaining things on videos, and they are all great. If they help you to understand more and to speak better, they are great. The main plan in this group is to improve your Spanish with games, real activities and exercises to speak more. All the games and activities are a good excuse to correct the most difficult/ frequent mistakes: Difficult words, confusing past tenses, prepositions, verbs that mean many things, ser and estar in the past, sentences with two or more verbs, subjuntive, colloquial expressions, and also “cultural" mistakes: How we, Spanish people, use the language in different situations? People participating are (almost always) very nice, and usually leave very positive reviews of the classes. If the plan fits you, come to practice your Spanish and we'll talk about food, travel, work, culture, Internet, local issues, business, news and many more things. There is a contribution to participate of only €10 per person/2-hour class (materials included, drinks not included) or €30 for 4 classes. Let´s talk. Rafa.

✅ Do you want to gain fluency and improve your confidence speaking? ✅ Want to expand you vocabulary? ✅ Want to practise your conversation skills in a small group? ❌ No more boring grammar classes, learn real, practical English! This small intermediate to advanced conversation group (maximum 4 students) is about practising your English, expanding your vocabulary and improving pronunciation. All classes are managed by a professional native English teacher who will ensure your time is enjoyable, dynamic and worthwhile. We use interesting materials and classes are dynamic to ensure you maximise your time. What you have to do... ✍ Sign up in Meet Up and confirm your attendance by WhatsApp: +34 645 598 927 💵 Cost: 22€ ⌚ When: Saturday 1pm 🕖 Duration: 1.5 hours 📍 Where: By Skype 👥 Group Size: Maximum 4 attendees

**[ENGLISH]** ESPAÑOL MÁS ABAJO 👇 Gestalt to connect, share, and enjoy. *Special Edition:* **Beyond Words** *What happens when spoken language is no longer the center?* 💰 **Contribution:** 20€ (Bites & Drinks Included) – Bizum / Revolut / Cash 👥 **Spots:** Limited to 25 📲 **How to book:** Please, send us a **WhatsApp** to confirm your spot. **Here: [+34 692 188 927](https://wa.me/34692188927?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20book%20a%20spot%20for%20Connections%20%26%20Brunch.)** *Why do we ask this? This helps us ensure the right group size, adapt our group dynamics, and prepare the perfect amount of food!* (*Note: The actual number of attendees is higher than what shows here on Meetup. We promote this workshop across different channels like Instagram and our Website*) 🌟 **Special Guest from USA:** David, founder of Starks Insights, is traveling from the USA to co-facilitate. 🗣️ **Bilingual (EN / ES):** Language won't be a barrier. On-the-spot translation will be provided when necessary (and remember, this experience goes *beyond words*). **About the experience:** When relating to others, speech usually takes all the center stage. This leaves in the background relational languages that we all know, which are the ones that truly connect us with one another. In this Relational Laboratory, we propose lowering the volume of the mind and speech. We will explore universal languages that don’t need words—such as presence, movement, and gaze. A chance to experience a cleaner, deeper, and more authentic connection. **The event flow:** **1\. Gestalt Dynamics \(2 hours\):** Step out of autopilot to the here and now. Speech will take a back seat to give priority to a deeper way of relating. (No previous experience required). **2\. Aperitivo / Pica\-pica \(1 hour\):** We will close by enjoying a snack together and sharing our experience. 📲 **Booking via** **WhatsApp:** **[+34 692 188 927](https://wa.me/34692188927?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20book%20a%20spot%20for%20Connections%20%26%20Brunch.)** **[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/starksinsights/)** *** **[ESPAÑOL]** Gestalt para conectar, compartir y disfrutar. *Edición Especial:* **Más allá de las palabras** *¿Qué sucede cuando el lenguaje hablado deja de ser el centro?* 💰 **Aportación:** 20€ (Pica-pica Incluido) – Bizum / Revolut / Efectivo 👥 **Plazas:** Limitadas a 25 📲 **Cómo reservar:** Por favor, **envíanos un WhatsApp** para confirmar tu plaza. Aquí: **[+34 692 188 927](https://wa.me/34692188927?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20book%20a%20spot%20for%20Connections%20%26%20Brunch.)** *¿Por qué lo pedimos? ¡Esto nos ayuda a asegurar el tamaño de grupo ideal, adaptar las dinámicas y preparar la cantidad perfecta de comida!* (*Nota: El número real de asistentes es mayor al que aparece aquí en Meetup. Promocionamos este taller en varios canales como Instagram y nuestra Web*) 🌟 **Invitado especial desde USA:** David, fundador de Starks Insights, viaja desde USA para cofacilitar. 🗣️ **Bilingüe** (EN / ES)**:** El idioma no será una barrera. Se facilitará traducción en el momento cuando sea necesario (y recuerda que esta experiencia va *más allá de las palabras*). **Sobre la experiencia:** Al relacionarnos, solemos darle todo el espacio a las palabras. Esto deja en un segundo plano lenguajes relacionales que todos conocemos, que son los que verdaderamente nos conectan con los demás. En este Laboratorio Relacional proponemos bajar el volumen de la mente y del habla. Exploraremos lenguajes universales que no necesitan palabras, como la presencia, el movimiento y la mirada. Una oportunidad para experimentar una conexión más limpia, profunda y auténtica. El flujo del evento: **1\. Dinámicas Gestalt \(2 horas\):** Saldremos del piloto automático hacia el aquí y el ahora. Las palabras cederán el espacio para dar prioridad a una forma de relacionarnos más auténtica. (No se requiere experiencia previa). **2\. Pica\-pica / Aperitivo \(1 hora\):** Cerraremos compartiendo y disfrutando juntos de un pica-pica relajado. 📲 **Reserva por WhatsApp:** **[+34 692 188 927](https://wa.me/34692188927?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20book%20a%20spot%20for%20Connections%20%26%20Brunch.)** **[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/starksinsights/)**

## 🇬🇧 Friday Night English: Conversation with a Native Londoner! **Stop studying English and start speaking it!** Join our weekly group in Barcelona to boost your fluency, master your pronunciation, and meet new people in a relaxed, friendly environment. * **Expert Guidance:** Led by a native teacher from London. * **Real Topics:** Each week we dive into current events, culture, and daily life. * **Boost Confidence:** Small groups designed to get everyone talking. ## 📅 The Details: * **When:** Every Friday \| 19:00 – 20:30 \(1\.5 hours\) * **Price:** €9.50 * **Where:** Central Barcelona (Exact location sent upon booking) ## ✅ How to Join (Reservation Required): We manage our groups via WhatsApp to ensure a balanced mix of levels. To save your spot: 1. Send a WhatsApp to **+34 614 26 50 37** 2. Include your **Name** and your **English Level**. *** ## 🇪🇸 Inglés los Viernes: Conversación con Profesor Nativo de Londres **¡Suéltate a hablar de una vez por todas!** Únete a nuestro grupo semanal en Barcelona para mejorar tu fluidez y pronunciación en un ambiente relajado y divertido. * **Profesor Nativo:** Clase dirigida por un profesor de Londres. * **Temas Actuales:** Cada semana practicamos con temas nuevos y cotidianos. * **Participación Real:** Grupos dinámicos donde todos tienen la oportunidad de hablar. ## 📅 Información: * **Cuándo:** Cada viernes \| 19:00 – 20:30 \(1\,5 horas\) * **Precio:** 9,50 € * **Lugar:** Centro de Barcelona (Dirección exacta por WhatsApp) ## ✅ Cómo apuntarse (Reserva Obligatoria): Para organizar bien los niveles, **solo aceptamos reservas por WhatsApp**: 1. Envía un mensaje al **614 26 50 37** 2. Indica tu **Nombre** y tu **Nivel de Inglés**.

🎯 **Workshop BusinessUp™: Desarrolla con Éxito tu Negocio desde 0** *Crea tu propio negocio basado en marca personal y descubre todos los pasos necesarios para ejecutarlo de forma exitosa.* Descubre el camino completo para convertir una idea en un negocio sólido y escalable. En este workshop, exploraremos las fases esenciales del proceso emprendedor: desde la claridad de **propósito** y el diseño del **modelo de negocio**, hasta la ***ejecución estratégica***, el ***posicionamiento*** y la ***gestión eficaz*** del crecimiento. Todo ello basándonos en potenciar tu **marca personal** y el apalancamiento de las **redes sociales**. Analizaremos los errores más comunes que bloquean el avance de emprendedores y cómo superarlos con ***mentalidad***, **planificación** y **acción** coherente. Una sesión pensada para profesionales, emprendedores y creativos que desean construir un proyecto con *propósito*, *rentabilidad* y *visión* de largo plazo. Vivimos en un ***momento único*** ***de la historia*** para emprender y crear valor en el mundo a través de negocios personales. La tecnología IA y el nuevo ecosistema económico que se está creando para los próximos años abren un ***escenario lleno de oportunidades*** para personas que quieran aprovecharlo sin necesidad de dedicar excesivos recursos y tiempo. **¿Qué obtendrás?** * Conocimiento estratégico y profesional para la **creación de tu propio negocio** * Cómo desarrollar tu **Business Plan, Marca Personal** y validar tu idea * Una **Metodología** para la creación de empresas con éxito * Claves del **Entrenamiento Mental** orientado a objetivos * Acceso a nuestra **comunidad** privada **¿A quién va dirigido?** * **Emprendedores** que desean lanzar o escalar su propio negocio con una estrategia clara y sostenible. * **Profesionales independientes** que quieren transformar su conocimiento en una oferta de valor rentable. * **Personas en transición profesional** que buscan claridad y estructura para iniciar un nuevo proyecto con propósito. * **Coaches, formadores y consultores** que desean profesionalizar su actividad y alcanzar más impacto. * **Creativos y visionarios** que tienen ideas potentes pero necesitan herramientas prácticas para llevarlas a la acción. **Formato:** * 100% **presencial** * *Masterclass* + espacio para preguntas * Teoría, Ejercicios + **plantilla** Business Plan * **Networking** final con los asistentes y organizadores **Ponente:** Linkedin: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aalonsoas/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aalonsoas/) 📍 **Lugar:** Barcelona C/Carrer de Caballero 76 1-3. Sala de formación con pantalla y mesas de trabajo . 👥 **Plazas limitadas** 🎟️ **20€ + IVA** Nota: Meetup es solo uno de los canales de promoción, la lista de asistentes real se gestiona a través de nuestra website [www.powermind.es/programas](http://www.powermind.es/programas)

Semi in honor of March being International Women's Month Columbus libraries: [https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3454709](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3454709) Location: SOW Plated Menu: [https://www.sowplated.com/menu-brunch/](https://www.sowplated.com/menu-brunch/) Book summary: In 2006 Julia Lerner is living in Moscow, a recent university graduate in computer science, when she's recruited by Russia's largest intelligence agency. By 2018 she's in Silicon Valley as COO of Tangerine, one of America's most famous technology companies. In between her executive management (make offers to promising startups, crush them and copy their features if they refuse); self promotion (check out her latest op-ed in the WSJ, on Work/Life Balance 2.0); and work in gender equality (transfer the most annoying females from her team), she funnels intelligence back to the motherland. But now Russia's asking for more, and Julia's getting nervous. Alice Lu is a first generation Chinese American whose parents are delighted she's working at Tangerine (such a successful company!). Too bad she's slogging away in the lower echelons, recently dumped, and now sharing her expensive two-bedroom apartment with her cousin Cheri, a perennial "founder's girlfriend". One afternoon, while performing a server check, Alice discovers some unusual activity, and now she's burdened with two powerful but distressing suspicions: Tangerine's privacy settings aren't as rigorous as the company claims they are, and the person abusing this loophole might be Julia Lerner herself. The closer Alice gets to Julia, the more Julia questions her own loyalties. Russia may have placed her in the Valley, but she's the one who built her career; isn't she entitled to protect the lifestyle she's earned?

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant. *** Did you know that there are atheists everywhere?!?! You may not know it, but we are! We're in your schools, diners, police force, military, government, and some are even still in your churches! So come and join us and meet other local atheists, along with agnostics, heathens, humanists, skeptics, and anyone else who's 'hell bound'! Vision: a Central Ohio that accepts atheism as a viable alternative in all areas of public and private life. Mission: grow, support, and provide community for atheists in Central Ohio. Social meetings held most Tuesdays at a local pub/restaurant at 7:00 PM (and often into the wee hours). Attendees call themselves agnostics, skeptics, humanists, non-theists, deists or even theists. All attendees are welcome but should support our vision. Atheists of Columbus (AoC) is part of Omnipresent Atheists (OA). AoC members are invited to join this OA meetup and/or OA Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/omnipresentatheists/ ) but are free to continue conversations on the AoC Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/columbusatheists/ ). AoC was founded in 2012 as a networking, social group for Central Ohio area humanists, skeptics, atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers, freethinkers, and the curious. It was a member of Columbus CoR and held weekly meetings, mostly on Fridays, for several years but then operated as an online only group for some time. In November 2018, Omnipresent Atheists (OA), a group that routinely meets on Tuesdays, invited AoC to merge. Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason (ColumbusCoR.org). Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason ( http://www.ColumbusCoR.org ). Omnipresent Atheists endorses the mission of the Secular Coalition for America ( http://secular.org ).

Private Group. Closed to the Public Knowing ourselves and understanding our abilities is the first step toward wielding our gifts with control and accuracy. In subsequent classes we will verify and hone our talents with activities and discussion. These are hands-on workshops and participation is expected. The goal of our series will be to develop expertise in areas of particular interest such as mediumship, channeling, divination, healing and, etc.. Our ultimate directions will be determined by class members as we evolve. I look forward to sharing and discovering with you. - Cynthia

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. We meet in the bar in the room on the right (the cigar shop). You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant. *** Did you know that there are atheists everywhere?!?! You may not know it, but we are! We're in your schools, diners, police force, military, government, and some are even still in your churches! So come and join us and meet other local atheists, along with agnostics, heathens, humanists, skeptics, and anyone else who's 'hell bound'! Vision: a Central Ohio that accepts atheism as a viable alternative in all areas of public and private life. Mission: grow, support, and provide community for atheists in Central Ohio. Social meetings held most Tuesdays at a local pub/restaurant at 7:00 PM (and often into the wee hours). Attendees call themselves agnostics, skeptics, humanists, non-theists, deists or even theists. All attendees are welcome but should support our vision. Atheists of Columbus (AoC) is part of Omnipresent Atheists (OA). AoC members are invited to join this OA meetup and/or OA Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/omnipresentatheists/ ) but are free to continue conversations on the AoC Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/columbusatheists/ ). AoC was founded in 2012 as a networking, social group for Central Ohio area humanists, skeptics, atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers, freethinkers, and the curious. It was a member of Columbus CoR and held weekly meetings, mostly on Fridays, for several years but then operated as an online only group for some time. In November 2018, Omnipresent Atheists (OA), a group that routinely meets on Tuesdays, invited AoC to merge. Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason (ColumbusCoR.org). Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason ( http://www.ColumbusCoR.org ). Omnipresent Atheists endorses the mission of the Secular Coalition for America ( http://secular.org ).

**How to take control of your subconscious and harness its power!** Join us for an eye-opening lecture where the speaker will break down complex ideas in a clear and practical way. You’ll gain insights into: ✅ The true definition of the subconscious ✅ How it generates unwanted emotions ✅ Its real purpose and function ✅ What determines the pressure it exerts on you And the most important topic: **How do you take control of your subconscious!** But this isn’t just another lecture where you sit and listen passively. It’s interactive and engaging—you can ask questions at any time. 📅 Reserve your spot now! Seats are limited, so don’t wait too long to sign up. Location: 1266 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43215 Hosted by the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant.

**Our April novel is: *The Hong Kong Widow* by Kristen Loesch** **This month’s novel blends gothic atmosphere with historical fiction and chilling horror, set against the haunting backdrop of China. The book is 368 pages in print and 10 hours and 42 minutes on audiobook.** In 1950s Hong Kong, Mei is a young refugee of the Chinese Communist revolution struggling to put her past in Shanghai behind her. When she receives a shocking invitation—to take part in a competition in one of the city's most notorious haunted houses, pitting six spirit mediums against one another in a series of six séances over six nights, until a single winner emerges—she has every reason to refuse. Except that the hostess, a former Shanghainese silent film star, is none other than the wife of the man who once destroyed Mei’s entire life. It is promised the winner will receive a fortune, but there is only one prize Mei wants: revenge. Decades later, the final night of that competition has become an infamous urban legend: The police were called to the scene of a brutal massacre but found no evidence, dismissing it as a collective hallucination. Mei knows what she saw, but now someone else is convinced they know what she did. She must uncover the truth about the last night she ever spent in that house—even if the ghosts of her past are waiting for her there. . . .