Hyväkuntoinen käytetty kirja.

The Key to the Kalevala was originally published in Finland in 1916. Now this insightful and detailed exploration of the ancient origins of Finnish mythology is available in English. Students of the ancient traditions and mystical teachings will find no better introduction to the profound esoteric meaning of the Kalevala, the Finnish National Epic, than Ervast's book. This translation is authorized by Ervast's study-school in Finland, whose members have worked to preserve his insights into his culture's past and the spiritual evolution of humanity. It relies on Eino Friberg's beautiful translation of the Kalevala (1988) into the modern American idiom. The combined work of Ervast and Friberg results in a unique, insightful, and aesthetically pleasing offering. 

"Pekka Ervast was the leading theosophical researcher and author in Finland during the first decade of the 20th century. Ervast's exceptional ability to write and speak in a popular and inspiring way earned him the respect and admiration of the common people."
– Reijo Wilenius, Professor of Philosophy, Helsinki, Finland

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Foreword

I. The Kalevala as a Holy Book
1. What is the Kalevala?
2. The Kalevala as a Holy Book
3. The Key to the Kalevala

II. The Mysterious Knowledge of the Kalevala: The Theological, Anthropological, and Soteriological Key
4. Was the Ancient Finnish Religion Animistic?
5. Humans or Gods?
6. The Holy Trinity
7. The Virgin Birth
8. The Act of Creation
9. The Act of Salvation
10. The Lemminkainen-Forces
11. Lemminkainen-Christ
12. The Ilmarinen-Forces
13. Ilmarinen, Fire and Iron
14. Ilmarinen and the Sampo
15. Reincarnation
16. In the Cottages of Tuonela
17. The Playing of Vainamoinen

III. The Kalevala's Inner Ethic: Occult-Psychological or Practical-Soteriological Key
18. The Way of Knowledge
19. Joukahainen
20. Aino
21. Lemminkainen
22. Ilmarinen
23. The Works for Wages
24. The Swan of Tuonela
25. Pohjola's Wedding
26. The Golden Maid
27. The Younger Sister of Pohja's Maid
28. The Sword of the Spirit
29. The Boat Journey
30. The Playing of the Kantele
31. The Theft of the Sampo
32. Final Doubts
33. The Last Battle

IV. The Kalevala's Magic: The Occult-Historical Key
34. What is Meant Here By Magic
35. Then and Now: Two Human Types
36. Atlantean Magic in the Kalevala
37. At the Change of Ages
38. Vainamoinen and Aino
39. Marjatta
40. Marjatta's Son and Vainamoinen

V. Vainamoinen's Return: The National-Occult Key
41. Vainamoinen and the Nation of Finland

Notes
Bibliography
Additional Reading