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?

"the whole purpose of magick is to help you realize that you are a god/dess and attain godhood, sharing in creation with the creator source". etc, etc,

yes indeed, the zen masters treated each task as if it moved heaven and earth, because it does - the hindi's put body, mind and soul into their spirituality because it is is in there anyway - when you can create a garden or wither a tree with the jedi wave of one hand, how much thought should be put into wiping your a**?

western magick has a long reputation as being watered down, since the christian influence of intentionally not dare approaching the level of god-hood, yet, in working in conjunction with their god, they end up becoming a co-creator and thus attain that which they deny, and their jedi wave has just as much power as their god's

so yes, the western way will suffice to attain godhood, if one accepts the responsibility of godhood and act the part, otherwise you are wasting your god's time and fubar-ing the very creation you are supposed to be participating in (a.k.a. the 'great work')

imo,

es