LOL you’re right, I shouldn’t have been so surprised. It was a weird time. 
Cheers.
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I may be late for the discussion, I am a buddhist myself though a chinese one (not overly religious but my family is pretty into it and I do kinda talk to Guan Yi Ma from time to time since both my grandmothers follow her via temples and prayers) though based on your description you might want to look into Hinduism.
The main theme is nirvana or elightenment which is to detach from all humanly desires along with the cycle of Karma - accumulation of deeds/energies you put out.
Most know what it is. But those who dont, to put in a simple term, you get what you give. This is towards every living being, that can include items for some. The harsher you are, the same shall be received though it may not happen in this life but rather in your next life. It gets to a point where you may end up being an animal to clear up your ‘sins’ before you are reborn as a human again to re-do the whole process untill you find enlightenment. ← At least thats what I know from prying here and there.
Tl;dr → Basically a cycle where it repeats rebirth untill enlightenment is achieved and you stay in the spirit realm with the deities (how true that is, we do not know)
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As you reach different stages of your journey, you may connect with new deities who have new lessons to offer. That doesn’t mean the deities you worked with before are gone. They simply step back for a while and return once you’ve integrated what you’re learning.
Also, from what I’m reading in this thread, they feel more like Buddhist deities, leaning more Chinese in origin. I’d definitely recommend revisiting your research with that in mind.
If you’re comfortable sharing how they showed up (signs, dreams, symbols, feelings, etc.), I can try to help though I know that’s very personal. At the very least, I’d suggest looking into Chinese deities more closely, and if you want, I can help you narrow down the list.
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Greetings Firefox! (Sorry for the delay - I had a very big last week.)
Oh that’s very interesting! That sounds like a lovely connection with Guan Yi Ma. 
Thanks for the explanation! When I was growing up I knew the general philosophy, but not much else on these religions. It’s been fascinating reading and I feel like I’m getting a good grasp on things…
Something I am infinitely grateful for in both Buddhism and Hinduism is the amazing scope of old texts to go through. It makes the research so much easier when compared to trying to “research” the western pre-christian traditions (if you even want to call it research - that’s more like clutching onto scraps of destroyed fragments while crying LOL…)
Oh and you were right to point me further in the Hindu direction! I’ve now fully ID’ed one of the gods! 
Many thanks. 
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Yes I found Buddhism interesting because there is no deity although some people think of Buddha that way. Buddhism is philosophical, definitely spiritual but not religious. Very cool.
If you’re referring to there being no creator deity, that’s correct. Otherwise there are many deities within Buddhism and deities from other religions are also acknowledged. In the Pali Canon Buddha gave talks that included some of these other gods…
And I’ve since learned that that last statement is highly contentious in the East, lol. Some people do call it a religion, and if you look at some of those Eastern practices the evidence is actually pretty compelling. So it depends who you ask.
Cheers.
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