Lately I've become somewhat addicted to studying the occult. Mostly western occultism but also kabbalah, Christian esotericism and even stuff like Theosophy and Aleister Crowley. Hearing the WikiLeaks stuff kind of planted the seed for me and now that these books are really easy to access, I've found myself really absorbed into that world.
It's extremely interesting but also very useful. I totally understand how knowing this stuff can separate average people from the true leaders of society. It does make you more powerful. It reveals how the world around us is manipulated and shaped by will. I think every leader or politician must have studied this before. It's the master key to power.
All satan has is lies and deceit, he has no creative powers like God. Nor can he see into the future, else he would of stopped Christs atoning work on the cross.
His lies are very subtle and crafty, slowly diverting you away from God bit at a time. Even the gnostic heresy is dangerous, it slowly makes God the bad guy (demiurge) that satan has freed us from.
I think that corrupted view of reality is extremely dangerous.
What you said is best advice, why not just go to God the Father and trust him. God will not give us magical powers or tricks to get what we want but he has given us a path to forgiveness and an unimaginable world in the future.