Color:  

Lime is a cleansing color, so it helps clean out any accumulated toxins.  This relates to food, diet, and toxins associated with drugs, smoking and alcohol. Green signifies a good luck stone. 

Metaphysical:

Step 1: Beginners Stone: Detoxing:  Nice gift for someone in their first year.  Processes, Releases and neutralizes toxins on all levels.

2nd Step Stone: A good first "Spiritual Stone" for people who have not yet had a spiritual awakening, or are having trouble relating to a "Higher Power" as it helps people who are having trouble relating to the reality of a world beyond the physical world.

8th Step Stone:  Helps us deal with anger, jealousy, envy, resentments, bitterness and other strong emotions particularly in relationships with others, which might get in our way or "becoming willing" to make amends to those people.  In healing these past hurts, and getting these strong emotions under control, we begin to see the part we played in any given situation on a more detached  intellectual level rather than an emotion level. It clears the path way to the heart and heals damaged egos.

Peridot has been used as a Power Stone for centuries.  Peridot fosters emotional balance, and helps us heal from past emotional wounds.  Anger , jealousy, bitterness, and irritation are usually a result from wounded hearts ( and sometimes, a wounded EGO - see Snowflake Obsidian).  Peridot helps us move past the hurt, and understand our relationships. 

It adds intelligence to your romantic situations, giving you a bit of common sense in affairs of the heart, and protecting you from unnecessary heartache. Peridot is particularly good for healing the healers.  A Visionary stone, it brings understanding of destiny and purpose. Releases negative vibrations, and promotes clarity and well being.

Peridot is also a Money Stone.  Wear it to draw money and opportunity your way.  Put Peridot in your cash box along with Citrine. Peridot will help to draw money to you, and Citrine will help to keep it once you get it! Too much lime around you, and you can become unbalanced,  Too little and we may feel hateful and envious. ( green with envy?)

•  Jealousy:  Particularly good in helping to deal with jealousy, a very dark destructive emotion. Worn by the ancient Egyptian high priest to guard against jealousy of the Pharaoh's power.  Happiness: Being a "Sun" energy stone due to its yellow-green color, makes Peridot a warm, friendly, happy stone. Stress-reliever (anxiety). More powerful when set in yellow gold.  More effective when pierced, as in a bead form. Depression: In ancient  times, the Romans wore Peridot to relieve depression. Cleansing: Strengthens, and regenerates all organs, stimulating new, healthy growth.  Acts as if one had just taken a Health Tonic. Promotes sleep Lost Items: Can be used to bring results to a search - seeking and recovery of lost or mislaid items, but applies to the spiritual realm as well, as in feeling despair, spiritually lost , or emotionally isolated,
• Childbirth: Has been used to facilitate the birth process, stimulating contractions and opening the birth canal.  Slip  a piece into your "birth room" sack you are taking to the hospital.

Physical:

Used by Egyptians, Aztecs, and Incas to gently cleanse and heal the physical heart (lungs, lymph, breast) , spleen, intestinal tract, and strengthens eyes in regards to astigmatism and nearsighted-ness..  Gems leaning more to the yellow side in color are also for Solar Plexus (stomach, liver, adrenal)  Helps heal infection, ulcers, and thyroid.

Professions:

Doctors, Nurses, Emergency Crew, Hospital workers, Dentist, Optometrist, Healing, Care Giver, Technicians, Veterinarians, Counselors, Physicians, Ministers, Clergy, Mothers

Alleviates:

• Emotional Stress, depression, raging anger, fear, jealousy, anxiety, nervousness, protection , influenza, depression, obesity, constipation, ulcers, diabetes. Particularly good for fears and nightmares.

Promotes:

• Relaxation, Comfort, Prosperity, Growth, Openness, health, wealth, sleep, relaxation, health vigor, recuperative abilities, comfort and intuition.  Inspires healing, renewal, purification, rebirth and growth..

Astrological Signs of   Leo, Virgo and Scorpio, and Sagittarius. August BirthstoneVibrates to the numbers 5, 6, and 7 The Archangel Raphael is the Archangel for those in need of healing, wholeness, and unity and he is affiliated with the colors green and deep pink.

Peridot also calls in The Archangel Jophiel is the Archangel of awakening, wisdom, illumination, introspection, self awareness, inspiration, hope and joy and he is affiliated with the colors yellow. Helps those who feel spiritually lost , depressed, or in despair.