I am very new to this deity thing, as I only realized my true self a few days ago. I don't feel connected to any sort of religion, and instead I am simply a god long forgotten or simply never known.
Though what is strange about my experience is that I've had several past, mortal lives as different creatures. A white tailed deer, a deaths head hawk moth, an oriental turtle dove, a red fox, and maybe even more. From what I've felt, my true form is a combination of traits from all of these creatures, the hind legs of the deer, the body and tails (2 in particular) of the fox, the wings of the dove, both on my back and my head, the fluff of the moth, and the intelligence of the human, along with a halo. This is all simply from what Ive felt so far, and could easily change.
I'm just curious if anyone else feels like this, that everything they have been in their past lives and now are only portions of what they truly are.
I feel the same as what you describe, friend. While I do not know all the mortal lives I have lived, I know at least that I have been on this planet for a couple of lives before. They are me, but only a fraction of my whole. I had something to learn from all of them, and they are all incorporated into my True Self. However, they are not everything I am. This life, I imagine, will simply feel like a dream I dreamt when I am back to my usual self.