Peridot (August birthstone) helps to activate and harmonize the third and fourth chakras, creating an integration of Love and Will. Peridot can assist us in having the courage to act out our heart's desires and to be generous to others while we pursue our own destinies. A stone of financial and spiritual abundance, it can aid in attracting and creating our most important inner visions here on earth. Peridot can also be used to bless and energize one's work, whether it be tending a garden, raising children, working as a healer or building a business. It is a tool for helping to bring the physical dimension of reality into alignment with one's inner truth.