====== Peridot ======
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latin_names: 
folk_names: Chrysolite, peridote, peridoto
energy_tags: Receptive
gender_tags: 
planet_tags: Venus
element_tags: Earth
deity_tags: 
effect_tags: Protection, health, wealth, sleep
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===== Magical Uses =====
As mentioned in the olivine article, these two stones seem to be nearly identical. One authority told me that the only difference between peridot and olivine was that the latter came from Hawaii.

Be that as it may.

To be most effective magically, the peridot was once set in gold. This makes a fine, if costly, protective amulet, which the ancients said guarded against enchantments, night terrors and illusions, as well as the universally feared evil eye. This latter term is usually defined as being either envy or

unconscious psychic attack.

Though long associated with the Sun, I've attributed it to Venus here because it seems more suited to this planet.

Peridot is worn or carried for general healing purposes. Several sources say that cups or other vessels made of peridot were used in healing because medicinal liquids drunk from them were more effective.

Peridot is said to promote healing of insect bites and to help in liver ailments.

The stone is used to attract love as well as to calm raging anger. It is also useful to soothe nervousness and to dispel all negative emotions. Because it is calming to the nervous system, it is also helpful in promoting sleep if worn to bed. Such usages date back to at least ancient Roman times, when rings of peridot were worn to relieve depression.

Its green hue suggests peridot's use in wealth-attracting spells. All magical uses associated with olivine apply to peridot.</ifauth>
===== Notes =====
==== Related Metals ====
* [[metal:gold]]