The result, expanded consciousness and control over certain aspects of yourself and life as you know it. The process is a voluntary choice on the road to perfection. That means you can take as long as you like.

Each stage or initiation signifies a certain point in the process of ascension. This is the process of enlightenment or atonement (at one ment) This process can also be described as the soul shining through the personality and making its presence felt.

Here is an easy article on the first four initiations.