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 Practical Kabbalah Practical Kabbalah ( "Kabbalah Ma'asit") in historical Judaism, is a branch of the Jewish mystical tradition that concerns the use of magic. It was considered permitted white magic by its practitioners, reserved for the elite, who could separate its spiritual source from Qliphoth realms of evil if performed under circumstances that were holy (Q-D-Š) and pure (טומאה וטהרה, "tvmh vthrh"). The concern of overstepping Judaism's strong prohibitions of impure magic ensured it remained a minor tradition in Jewish history. Its teachings include the use of Divine and angelic names for amulets and incantations. Practical Kabbalah is mentioned in