I disagree with the popular opinion that it will take years.
This is not so.
If you firmly believe that it will takes years, then your mind will make it take years. The same applies for squares and multiple-day workings. Truth is that most of the time your goals will manifest before the completion of a cycle. Once attained, the permanence of your manifestation depends on wisdom and maturity in keeping it. Very similar to keeping a chakra open and active, attracting and keeping money, or a romantic interest.
Cleaning your soul is different and must be done daily. This is because one is constantly bombarded with external energies of varying strengths.
Similar to empowerment, the breaking of blockages, and stimulation & safe ascension of your serpent depend on the effectiveness of your working/meditations. Certain meditations are more powerful than others, and when done in a constant manner will bring you rapid results. The kundalini energy is extremely hot, electric, and extremely sexual. Your body and especially your brain need time to gradually adjust to the immense heat and applied cooling of these energies.
Rushing an ascension will bring you literal pain and insanity. But to say it will take years, IMO, is simply an inaccurate stretch. Especially with the current availability of meditations and knowledge of the human soul.
I am open to hearing everyone's thoughts on this.
HS.