A NYC Psychic Predicts Summer 2026: Turns Out, We’re All Doing Some Soul-Searching

I don’t know about you, but I love a little peek into the future. Astrology, tarot readings, a visit to the psychic…admittedly, I’ve never done the last one. But recently, I had a chance to sit down with Rachel Onefater, the New York City Psychic and creator of the spiritual wellness brand Ora Mer, to get her projections for the summer. She gave me a general reading for the gals (and the guys), and all I can say is, buckle up. Everyone is in for a massive identity shift.

Whether you’re doing some serious soul searching or feel fairly confident in who you are, Onefater tells me that this summer, everyone is going to be renegotiating their identity. It’s time to take stock, to reconcile with who you are and who you’ve become, looking at all the ways you’ve changed in the last couple years.

“These internal shifts you’ve been feeling are not fleeting or even ‘transitional,’” Onefater says. “Instead, the experiences you’ve had over the course of the last few years have reshaped your entire foundation. Your experiences—good, bad and in between—have woven their way through your life into the deepest, most core parts of your identity and have forever altered the lens with which you show up in the world.”

If it sounds scary, rest assured: Onefater says the biggest changes are likely behind you, whether that’s an evolving career or changing relationships. You’ve already been upended. Summer 2026 is the time to recognize and acknowledge these changes, as the dust of the chaos settles.

Whenever something monumental takes place in my life, I find myself doing a lot of reflecting. Onefater tells me that there are three questions to ask yourself as you process everything—because a simple “Who am I?” is too vague to cover the magnitude of transformation.

1. What am I truly ready to claim and hold space for that I was pulling back from (whether consciously or not) because of my own fears or scarcity?
2. Do I trust that I am deserving of an extraordinary life? Am I no longer willing to settle for things that feel like 98 or even 99 percent of a fit if it means trusting I can hold more than that?
3. Who am I existing for? Do I feel like I’m living for the perception or projection of those around me? A future version of myself? A past version of me that I’ve outgrown?

When Onefater told me this, I winced a little bit, because it’s so true: “That what you want, your greatest hopes and dreams, exist on the other side of surrender.” That things will feel better or start to turn around if you just give in. But she challenges this idea with the notion that maybe you don’t have to surrender; you don’t have to give in. You can have the hard conversation. You can walk away if where you are currently—whether in work or relationships—hasn’t been meeting your needs.

Doing that requires stepping into the unknown, and it can be scary. But, Onefater says, “Trust that if you hold true to yourself, anchor in the version of you that you’ve become, and decide not to settle for anything less than extraordinary, then maybe, just maybe you will be met with something far greater than you could possibly anticipate.”