This is a woman of great mystery, actually, and we know very little about her before the mid 1800’s when writers James Rees and Katherine Lee Bates first wrote about her.
Living in the shadow of a large than life icon, Santa Claus, makes us look at the signs that exhibit a behind the scenes existence. Libra comes to mind with key words like “unbiased, lover of peace and harmony, humanitarian, generous, frank attitude, positive approach, pacifier, concern for others, core bravery, helpful support, adaptable, flexible, creative, trustworthy.” Yup, that sounds like Mrs. Claus!
All the books and films about the generous pair depict her as just as rotund and jolly as her husband. Taurus, Cancer and Pisces come to mind when we think of a “full figured woman.”
Our appearance is heavily influenced by our rising sign or ascendant, so one of those signs has to be the one. Taurus would give wide shoulders and a full neck and insure Mrs. Claus’s persistence. Cancer would give a round face and rounded body along with
a need to mother all the elves in the workshop. Pisces would give the softer body, large eyes that observed everything and allow children’s pleas to melt her heart.
Oh, boy, what a choice! They all fit. But if we read descriptions of the lady, we can eliminate our way down to the right ascendant.
A passing reference to Mrs. Santa Claus was made in an essay in Harper's Magazine in 1862; and in the comic novel The Metropolites (1864) by Robert St. Clar, she appears in a woman's dream, wearing "Hessian high boots, a dozen of short, red petticoats, an old, large, straw bonnet" and bringing the woman a wide selection of finery to wear.
A woman who may or may not be Mrs. Santa Claus appeared in the children's book Lill in Santa Claus Land and Other Stories by Ellis Towne, Sophie May and Ella Farman, published in Boston in 1878. In the story, little Lill describes her imaginary visit to Santa's office (not in the Arctic, incidentally):
"There was a lady sitting by a golden desk, writing in a large book, and Santa Claus was looking through a great telescope, and every once in a while he stopped and put his ear to a large speaking-tube.
"Presently he said to the lady, ‘Put down a good mark for Sarah Buttermilk. I see she is trying to conquer her quick temper.’
“‘Two bad ones for Isaac Clappertongue; he’ll drive his mother to the insane asylum yet.’"
Much as in The Metropolites, Mrs. Santa Claus appears in a dream of the author E. C. Gardner in his article "A Hickory Back-Log" in Good Housekeeping magazine (1887), with an even more detailed description of her dress:
“She was dressed for traveling and for cold weather. Her hood was large and round and red but not smooth, — it was corrugated; that is to say, it consisted of a series of rolls nearly as large as my arm, passing over her head sidewise, growing smaller toward the back until they terminated in a big button that was embellished with a knot of green ribbon. Its general appearance was not unlike that of the familiar, pictorial beehive except that the rolls were not arranged spirally. The broad, white ruffle of her lace cap projected several inches beyond the front of the hood and waved back and forth like the single leaves of a great white poppy, as she nodded emphatically in her discourse.
“Her outer garment was a bright colored plaid worsted cloak reaching to within about six inches of the floor. Its size was most voluminous, but its fashion was extremely simple. It had a wide yoke across the shoulders, into which the broad plain breadths were gathered; and it was fastened at the throat by a huge ornamented brass hook and eye, from which hung a short chain of round twisted links. Her right arm protruded through a vertical slit at the side of the cloak and she held in her hand a sheet of paper covered with figures. The left arm on which she carried a large basket or bag — I couldn't tell which — was hidden by the ample folds of the garment. Her countenance was keen and nervous, but benignant.”
Taurus would insist on true finery; furs, velvet, fine leather for her boots, nothing course or plain for her outfit. Cancer would insist on light colors and ultra soft fabrics. That basket would have been obviously filled with hot cookies, warm rolls, hot chocolate and other gorgeous goodies they could nibble on the way.
In my humble opinion, Mrs. Claus has Pisces rising. The “Hessian high boots” gave it away. Pretty fancy footwear for a simple soul who backs a rather important figure. Pisces does, after all, rule the FEET.
Now for her Moon sign… Let’s look at what is said about her inner self.
Santa Claus' wife was best described by Katherine Lee Bates in her poem "Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride" (1889). ("Goody" is short for "Goodwife".)
In Bates' poem, Mrs. Claus wheedles a Christmas Eve sleigh-ride from a reluctant Santa in repayment for taking care of their toy and bonbon laden Christmas trees, their Thanksgiving turkeys, and their "rainbow chickens" that lay Easter eggs. Once on their way, Mrs. Claus steadies the reindeer while Santa goes about his work slipping down chimneys to deliver gifts. She begs Santa to let her descend a chimney. Santa grudingly grants her request and she proceeds to mend a poor child's tattered stocking and fill it with gifts and candy. Once all the gifts are distributed, the Clauses return to their Arctic home. At the end of the poem, Mrs. Claus remarks that she is the "gladdest of the glad" because she has had her "own sweet will".
Sounds like a Virgo Moon to me. Who else would bother to mend the stocking before placing the gifts and candy into it?
The rest of her chart? Venus can’t be but one sign before or one sign after the Sun (it’s astronomy, folks, trust me) so that would be either Virgo, Libra or Scorpio. We’ll have to take a Libra Venus because even though Virgo is extremely helpful, it can be a bit controlling and Scorpio would keep secrets from Santa!
I’ll bet her Mars is in Sagittarius because Santa is probably a Sag. Her Mars speaks to the type of man she’s attracted to. Got it? Her Jupiter connects to him, too, so it may be in the same sign.
Her personality tends to be fairly consistent; she is usually seen as a calm, kind, and patient woman, often in contrast to Santa himself, who can be prone to acting too exuberant.
Patience speaks to a strong Saturn influence and a kindly placement for Uranus and Pluto. Neptune would be strong because I’m sure she helps Santa dream up toy designs.
We really don’t know how old the Claus’s are… they’ve been around for many, many decades. But thinking what their charts are like is great fun. I hope you enjoyed this trip and found it as much fun as I did. And if you’re curious about YOUR chart, please find out how to get it by going to our Starz Emporium at planetstarzemporium.yolasite.com/astrology-chart-in-words.php
Who Is Mrs. Santa Claus? ©
By StarzJC