I think 'gods' were invented because the average person cannot comprehend where these highly imaginative ideas come from, as we cannot just accept the fact that they might emerge organically, just as cells form, birds sing, etc. I feel that humans are not comfortable with the unknown, and in their quest to get rid of anxiety, they must define everything. I take the opposite view: I am comfortable with the unknown, and I don't have the need to define everything. This is a more organic approach to living and to understand what the contents are inside one's own mind. I've spent a good chunk of my life studying these mind things in depth, and by doing, I am not afraid of them, nor do I need to define their origins.
But yes, I have had many 'visions', too, as many religious people would define them. I see no reason to define my visions as something religious though. The visions appeared to me, as a way of directing my energies in life towards them. They had a purpose. I am not special in this arena. Many people live this way.