Chestnut (color) Chestnut (color) Chestnut is a colour, a medium reddish shade of brown (displayed right), and is named after the nut of the chestnut tree. An alternate name for the colour is badious. Indian red is a similar but separate and distinct colour from "chestnut". Chestnut is also a very dark tan that almost appears brown. The name "chestnut" derives from the color of the nut of the chestnut tree. The first recorded use of "chestnut" as a color term in English was in 1555. The color maroon is also named after the chestnut (via French "marron"). Deep chestnut is the
Practical Kabbalah a celebration. The separation of the mystical and magical elements of Kabbalah, dividing it into speculative theological Kabbalah ("Kabbalah Iyyunit") with its meditative traditions, and theurgic practical Kabbalah ("Kabbalah Ma'asit"), had occurred by the beginning of the 14th century. Many traditional speculative Kabbalists disapproved of practical Kabbalah, including Abraham Abulafia, who strongly condemned it. While the great majority of historical Kabbalistic involvement, writing and development concerns the theological Kabbalah, the majority of practical Kabbalaistic writings were never published. One important tradition of practical Kabbalah thrived in Spain during the second half of the 15th century, before the Alhambra Decree. The