I agree with some of the things you mentioned, especially regarding reality based on belief & intent (I threw that one in).
'The stars may lean on us, yet they do not use force'. I'm sure that sums quite a bit up.
Have you heard of 'Horary' astrology? It's probably the hardest form to learn & it dates back to the early Indians & the Chinese. It is understood by few that Horary astrology is BY FAR the MOST accurate of them all.
It's based on the subjects 'question', whatever that may be. Then the astrologer looks for certain point's within the question (as in, does it relate to travel, finance, death, wealth, occupation, health, love, relationships etc...) & draw's up a very detailed chart based upon the subject & their question. So the astrologer basically draws up the chart & studies the relationship between the question's content & how it relates to where that subject is around the world, aswell as the various planets & constellations currently influencing the subject & their particular question, to the very second.
Horary astrology is pretty damn accurate, as in, down to a couple of minutes, if you're extremely good at interpreting the chart...Sound's completely silly, yet professional Astrologers in that department have fortold some incredible truths (murder, death, accidents, love, stockmarket growth, lotto, medical breakthroughs etc)...You'll have to look into it, it's so fascinating.
Horary astrologers know always that the chart is never wrong, it's simply a matter of reading the chart correctly.
Goody.