Episode 17

If Shadow Can Seem Real, Why Not Light?

Published on: 3rd September, 2026

What if we've gotten something completely backward?

Why can one frightening thought hijack an entire afternoon, while possibility needs a five-year plan, three signs from the universe, and preferably a notarized letter before we'll believe it?

And when did we decide fear was the more reliable narrator?

Michele brought a deceptively simple question into this week's I Ching Mashup:

If shadow can seem real, why not light?

So we took it to the I Ching:

When fear, limitation, and shadow feel more real than possibility, what helps us discern what is actually true—and how can we turn our attention toward light without denying what we're experiencing?

And then things got weird.

A song neither of us had thought about in years suddenly entered the conversation. We looked it up. Read what it was actually saying. Got goosebumps.

Then we pulled the cards.

And somehow Clint Eastwood became a spiritual teacher.

We're not going to tell you what the I Ching said.

Because this one is better experienced with us.

If life has felt heavy lately—or you've noticed how easy it is to believe what could go wrong while questioning everything that could go right—come mash it up with us.

Maybe the question isn't how to get rid of the darkness.

Maybe it's:

What haven't we been able to see because we've been staring at it?

We are grateful you joined us!

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About the Podcast

I Ching Mashup with Michele and Lisa
Conversations on Space, Timing & Transformation
Join Michele and Lisa as they explore the timeless teachings of the I Ching — the ancient Book of Changes — and mash them up with real life, real questions, and the collective shifts we’re all navigating together.
Through honest dialogue, intuitive reflection, Feng Shui principles, spiritual inquiry, and everyday experiences, each episode becomes a living exploration of transformation, alignment, resilience, and conscious evolution.
This is not fortune telling.
It’s a conversation with change itself.
New conversations and collective readings released throughout the year.
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Lisa Alban

Lisa Alban is a best-selling author, Board Chair of the International Feng Shui Guild, and founder of Cloud 9 Feng Shui. As a modern Feng Shui authority and energetic architect, she integrates spatial strategy, environmental psychology, and intuitive diagnostics to support conscious leaders and refined homes.

Her work bridges structure and intuition—showing that space is not aesthetic decoration, but a living system that shapes identity, clarity, and legacy.

Through design, dowsing, and governance-level leadership in the field, Lisa elevates Feng Shui beyond lifestyle trends into strategic transformation.