the thing – to feel him to be my root, my life, and my foundation..." Quakers reject the idea of priests, believing in the priesthood of all believers. Some express their concept of God using phrases such as "the inner light", "inward light of Christ", or "Holy Spirit". Quakers first gathered around George Fox in the mid–17th century and belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. See also Confabulation Continuous revelation Cryptomnesia Darśana Disciple (Christianity) Epiphany (feeling) Gnosis God helmet Hierophany Intuition (psychology) Jean-Luc Marion Mediumship Nous Oracle Prophecy Religious experience The Urantia Book References Further reading External links Prophecy Religious terminology