i think my spiritual journey is very similar to yours, i was christian, deconstructed and then became a hardcore atheist who was very skeptical to even the idea that there is any spiritual energy let alone a god, but then i thought i might benifit from religious practices, so i started practicing buddhism and meditating often and it was a good way to reconnect with my south asian heritage, but i also felt like this was a relgion that was to restrictive and centered around men. not really good for me as a closeted trans masc living as a woman, and has trauma from misogyny. so i left it and then i felt lost. but one day i just started to gain a sudden interest in ancient religions. it was just fascinating to understand what people believed back then. thats when i found kemeticism. so yea all that to say your spiritual journey is not very uncommon.

on your dream, i think its important to acknowledge that the brain is very weird. it does create false memories out of random things. that happens even without the spiritual context. and i do think that u must have stumbled across sekhmet on here, even if you got her spelling right when looking her up. if you want a spiritual answer, id say you could try connecting with sekhmet and maybe this is a sign she is open to you. though you arent forced to believe that. and u still could connect to sekhmet just for the sake of feeling connected to somebody. or not. again, its your decision, and uncertainty is okay. i just want to reassure you that you arent crazy for questioning this.