First Initiation – The Birth of the Love within the Heart - Birth to Spiritual Life (Junior Disciple)
Required for passing this initiation: Self-control (mastery of physical body)
Second Initiation – Mastery of Emotional Body - The Baptism (Senior Disciple)
Required for passing this initiation: Self-control (mastery of emotional body)
Willing and taking action to get rid of negativity
Willing and taking action to get rid of negative desire
Third Initiation – The Transfiguration (Initiate) - Teacher
Required for passing this initiation: Self-control (mastery of mental body)
No judging anyone
Accepting all beings
Fourth Initiation – The Crucifixion or Renunciation (of lower self for Higher Self) (Arhat) - Teacher
Required for passing this initiation: Free from all hate
No thinking in the negative at all ever
Love, "I am love"
Receiving eternal life
Surrender to God's and monad's will
Fifth Initiation (The Resurrection) – The Adept or The Holy Master - Teacher
Required to pass the 5th initiation: Total surrender to God and to your monad
Agreement that "Yes I will do what my monad intends"
Willingness to serve good of wholeness and the highest purpose
Sixth Initiation – The Ascension or Masterhood (Chohan) - Teacher
Required to pass the 6th initiation: No imperfect thoughts
Seventh Initiation – The Bodhisattva, Avatar or Christhood - Teacher
Initiations 8+ manifest on the Buddhic plane and in higher dimensions than the physical - Ascended Master, Spirit Guide etc.
In my experience the third and fourth were the hardest because they required a complete release of the mind and enter into surrender to the Divine. Being a Gemini and very mind based this was hard for me.
Initiations 1 and 2 are seeking, Initiations 3 and higher are being.