Your body knows, Taurus. This Saturday, Oct. 10, a New Moon in Libra activates your house of health, work, and daily routines, making this an ideal time to pay closer attention to what your system needs. Yet your ruler Venus is retrograde in Scorpio, your opposite sign, while receiving a challenging square from Mars in Leo. You may be spending more time tending to the needs of others, managing pressures at home, or giving more of yourself emotionally than you realize.

Venus retrograde asks you to take stock of the balance between what you give and what you need in return. You may be realizing just how much of yourself you have been pouring into someone or something, especially if the exchange has become one-sided. Your body will often know before your mind is willing to admit it. Pay attention to where you feel depleted, where resentment has started creeping in, or where you are simply tired of being the one who keeps the wheels turning. Leave a little love in the well for yourself, Taurus. Let the current flow both ways.

By Thursday, Oct. 15, Mars in Leo forms a supportive trine to Saturn in Aries, putting some steel back in your spine. If life has been asking more of you than usual, you may discover you have another gear. A problem that has felt heavy begins to look manageable, someone may step forward and help shoulder the load, or you simply decide you are no longer going to let something drain the life out of you. Mars gives you the fire to act; Saturn gives you the stamina to stay the course. You have more strength in reserve than you realize, but that doesn’t mean you have to spend every last drop.

The strongest provider knows when to return to the source. Feed what feeds you, Taurus.