Peridot Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Olivine, Chrysolite
A bright green stone for growth, abundance and releasing envy.
- Intentions
- Prosperity, Protection, Healing
- Element
- Earth
- Planet
- Venus
- Day
- Friday
- Moon phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Chakra
- Heart, Solar Plexus
- Color
- Olive to lime green
- Hardness
- 6.5-7
- Found in
- Arizona, Pakistan, Myanmar, Egypt
How to use it
- Growth jar
Drop peridot into a small jar with basil and a written goal for your finances or career. Seal it and keep it on a windowsill, shaking it gently each time you take a step toward the goal.
- Let go of envy
When you catch yourself comparing your life to someone else's, hold peridot and name one thing you are grateful for in your own. Carry it as a reminder to tend your own garden.
Works well with
Substitutes
History and folklore
Peridot has been mined for thousands of years on a small island in the Red Sea, once called Topazios, and the ancient Egyptians called it the gem of the sun. Folklore says it was set in gold to drive away night terrors and that it could ward off envy. Some of the famous emeralds of history may actually have been peridot. It is the birthstone of August, and tiny peridot crystals have even been found in meteorites.
A bright green stone for growth, abundance and releasing envy.
- Intentions: Prosperity, Protection, Healing
- Element: Earth
- Planet: Venus
- Zodiac: Leo, Virgo
- Day: Friday
- Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
- Chakra: Heart, Solar Plexus
- Color: Olive to lime green
- Hardness: 6.5-7
- Found in: Arizona, Pakistan, Myanmar, Egypt
How to use it
- Growth jar. Drop peridot into a small jar with basil and a written goal for your finances or career. Seal it and keep it on a windowsill, shaking it gently each time you take a step toward the goal.
- Let go of envy. When you catch yourself comparing your life to someone else's, hold peridot and name one thing you are grateful for in your own. Carry it as a reminder to tend your own garden.
Works well with: Green Candle, Basil, Friday, Venus, Litha
Folklore
Peridot has been mined for thousands of years on a small island in the Red Sea, once called Topazios, and the ancient Egyptians called it the gem of the sun. Folklore says it was set in gold to drive away night terrors and that it could ward off envy. Some of the famous emeralds of history may actually have been peridot. It is the birthstone of August, and tiny peridot crystals have even been found in meteorites.
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