This Life: Leeds witch talks paganism

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Published Date: 28 October 2009
Debra Scott is a 51-year-old witch and organiser of the Leodis Pagan Circle.
She has been married to Ken for 28 years and the couple live in Woodlesford with dog Jasper and cat Jessie.

By day she is a medical technical officer at St James's Hospital and has also worked as a pagan chaplain at Wakefield Prison.

"There are far more pagans in Leeds than people realise. It's just that a lot of them don't tell their friends, family or work colleagues because they're worried about the reaction they might get.

People think we're godless, but that's not true.

"We worship the energy around us, which we believe has both male and female forms.
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