It is the result of hard practice carried over many years. A definite process brought about by the Master with the acquiescence of the disciple which welds into a permanent shape the hard won efforts and results of many years. At each initiation, the electrical or magnetic force applied has a stabilizing effect. It renders durable the results achieved by the disciple. Like as a potter moulds and shapes the clay and then applies the fire that solidifies, so the aspirant shapes and moulds and builds, and prepares for the solidifying fire.
Initiation marks a permanent attainment and the beginning of a new cycle of endeavor.
This capacity to persevere explains why the non-spectacular man so frequently attains initiation before the genius, and before the man who attracts more notice. The capacity to plod is much to be desired. A progress that is made without undue self-analysis. Pull not yourselves up by the roots to see if there is growth. It takes precious time.