"Self-deification" and "Apotheosis"

"Self-deification" and "Apotheosis" seem consistently defined, even by myself, as an individual becoming a god, especially after their material body dies. I've realized this kind of misses and distracts from the real point: that we are gods already simply being limited. You cannot perform the act of Self-deification if you are already deified. I don't think it's simple semantics either, one view implies you must achieve some abstract goal to be successful. But you already have that eternal success, it's already "achieved". And recognizing what you are is much easier than becoming something you are not. Anyone trying to sell you godhood is, therefore, a charlatan.