Touchstone, Inc. is a non-profit organization offering counseling and analysis, lectures and workshops, individual mentoring and group experience in the tradition of Christian spiritual guidance, updated by the depth psychology of C.G. Jung and the evolutionary perspective of Teilhard de Chardin.
Touchstone, Inc. was founded in 1978 by John Yungblut and has been directed by Penelope Yungblut since 1995. Penelope is a Zurich trained Jungian analyst and spiritual guide. She is available for counseling, spiritual guidance, group work, workshops on dreams and other Jungian themes. Contact Penelope Yungblut at 540-338-7879.

What Touchstone means

Touchstone is a black siliceous stone which was once used to test the purity of silver and gold.  The word connoted a test or criterion for determining genuineness. In alchemy, touchstone came to symbolize the quest to turn baser metal into gold, a metaphor for transforming less worthy aspects of the psyche into the “pure gold” of the spirit.

The choice of the name, Touchstone, relates to our ministry of helping individuals to experience and respond to that which lies deepest within.  Our name refers to the process of becoming more authentic, alive and attuned to who we are meant to be.  Touchstone, Inc. is dedicated to facilitating the transformative journey of those who aspire to live with meaning and purpose in the service of the Self, God within.

What clients say about Touchstone

"Touchstone stands for the gentling of the spirit in a time of violence."
- Dorothy in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
"I feel happier and calmer knowing that Touchstone exists in this world."
- Donna in Springfield, Virginia
"I can only imagine how people begin to move with you to occupy their best self."
- Hallie in Lincoln, Nebraska