What Do You Think The Purpose Of Magick Is? Options

I guess I came to Magick trying to find Gnosis, enlightenment, as well as daily peace and meaning. I have practiced and studied several spiritual paths, and found this one to be quite right for me. However, have been having doubts lately as to whether these goals can be attained through the Western Mystical Tradition. I am wondering if anyone practicing Thelema or Golden Dawn or any other Western Mystical path has attained anything akin to samadhi, or enlightenment, or if it's all just a sham.

I acknowledge that using these rituals and overall philosophy can induce brain change. I know my brain has changed since I started. Yet what is the end result? I read books by Crowley and Regardie, yet what was the result of their Work?

I just wanted to know what other people think. Does anybody else have any thoughts?

For me it's another tool in the box to help make my life easier and go a bit more smoothly. Like Colin Wilson said in The Occult, 'You just need to see a baby open a door for the first time to find out what knowledge is for.' I don't do well with knowledge just for knowledge's sake, because if you can't apply said knowledge to your daily life it doesn't really mean anything.

I think your answers on this are going to be as varied as the people who answer. And not everyone who's been whacked over the head by $Diety are going to be occultists/magicians, either. It really just depends on the individual.