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| Peridot
Healing Properties
Peridot is usually a light transparent green to yellow-green, but never
the deep green of an emerald. In Roman times, it was known as Evening
Emerald as Peridot has the property of keeping its green color even in
weak light. Sometimes called Chrysolite, the Geologic term for Peridiot
is Olivine.
Mystical Properties: Most often said to help
speech, increase its eloquence, remove impediments.
Thought to protect against enchantment
and wizardry.
Sometimes mentioned as helping to find lost or misplaced things.
Considered a lucky Gem for Egyptians and inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands
and their descendants.
Peridot is created under great temperatures and pressures deep within
the Earth and sometimes extruded in basaltic lavas, such as the lavas
in Hawaii. To the Hawaiians, they were known as Pele's Tears.
A vulture engraved on a Peridot is said to give the wearer the power to
control demons and no demons are able to be in the same place as the gemstone.
The seventh Apocalyptic gem, Peridot is said to have the power to give
preaching accompanied by miracles.
Dreaming of Peridot is said to be a warning to use caution.
Eastern
Astrology considers it a secondary gem of Mercury, ruling Gemini and
Virgo. Western
Astrology associates it with the sign of Libra. Jewelers assign Peridot
to the Month of August.
An important gemstone in subduing an over-active 3rd
Chakra (Naval Chakra). Natural Healers use Peridot to provide a
protective shield around the entire body and provide healing to the
Heart and lungs.
Said to rule 7 a.m. and men named Clement.
Healing Properties: Peridot is supposed to help
speech, remove stutters and speech impediments. Heart and lung ailments.
Peridot should be removed from the body before any Chakra work, as it
is said to place a seal around the Chakras.
Scientific Properties: Peridot is composed of
Magnesium Iron Silicate, a variety of olivine, an ultra-mafic mineral,
which means it comes from deep within the earth.
While smaller stones are relatively easy to obtain, the larger the stone,
the more rare.
Found in Burma, Pakistan, Zebirget Island in the Red Sea and the San Carlos
Reservation in Arizona. Hardness: 6.5 - 7.0
on the Moh's Hardness
Scale .
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