I think you have a very limited understanding of power.
A net can entrap large and powerful animals due to its flexibility and yielding nature. The weak individual strands cooperate with all of their neighbors to create a very powerful organic structure.
Hitler, a man concerned with power and its uses, had a Taurus stellium and Libra Asc.
Donald Trump, whose principal negotiating tool seems to be the application of extreme power, is a Gemini-Leo sort of guy. Not a whisper of Aries-Scorpio.
You might enjoy reading "The Prince" by Machiavelli; it's about how to obtain and retain power in the real world.
Or if your tastes run more to fantasy, try the Ring Trilogy by Tolkien. The theme of power and powers runs throughout the story and in the final scene the power of the gardener is revealed.
Horoscopy is all about powers. The planets, especially, represent dynamic focii of energies, or powers. Each planet holds its own special powers, and each of these powers is "powerful" in the right conditions.