This title reminds me of myself. I once went to a place where I sought power, I desired to become a occultist with the strength to enslave the masses. I was young and in a state of chaos, I had no good intentions and the denizens of that place seen my intentions as I did not hide them.
Still they invited me and in my foolish arrogance I thought I had deceived them. But the fool was myself, for the path that I would follow to gain this 'power' changed me, my intentions, my desires. After 20 years still I am most deeply allied to this way because of the wisdom that it gave me. It turned a dark man into a decent man.
The way to understanding holds a power to right the perspective of those who follow. Regardless of intentions at the onset those views change when the greater picture evolves. I like to think of it as evolving. Not matter who you are you can grow given the proper fertile soil.
If you don't sin, Jesus died for nothing.