Some magicians say that we should try to work with the gods of our ancestors. My ancestors worshipped the christian god. I have no interest in him. He is against much of what I believe in. Any thoughts on how I should proceed? I have a German heritage. Maybe some of my ancestors dealt with some of their gods?
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I think most people leave that embarassing Xian era out of their calculations for this, and research the gods that existed before then, so the German heritage gives you some pointers there.
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You dont âhave toâ work with the God worshipped by your ancestors.
Just serve them, you will have enough work âjustâ doing that.
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Youâve been taught German history.
Something I am not very proficient in.
However,I can tell you to try entering druidism.
Druidism,is after all,the shamanic practices of ancient Europe.
Germanic paganism is an entire field in and of itself.
Godchekers is one of the most hilarious,and awesome mythology websites Iâve ever come across.Their Germanic gods section is under development,and itâs very lacking in information ATM,but it will give you one big thing:names.
[url=http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/germanic-mythology.php?list-gods-names]Germanic Mythology - the Gods of old Europe and the Anglo-Saxons
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Arcane-Thanks for the info. I will look into it. Although I have German ancestors, I am American and donât have much knowledge of German gods. Your info should help send me in a good direction.
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Some decent stuff from Wikipedia:
And this - ĂsatrĂș in the United States:
âĂsatrĂș (from Icelandic for âfaith/belief in the Ăsirâ, pronounced [auËsatruË], in Old Norse [aËsatruË]) is a form of Germanic neopaganism which developed in the United States from the 1970s. It focuses on historical Norse paganism of the Viking Age as described in the Eddas, but proponents also take a more inclusive approach, defining it as âNorthern European Heathenryâ not limited to a specific historical period.â
In my experience, ĂsatrĂș people and self-defined âheathensâ are usually anti-magick, and more intertested in the religious approach to these gods. Not my cup of tea but anyway it might give you some ideas for research, etc. 
When ur working with ur eguns it matters. Some of them didnât understand what I was doing with the Orishas and Nkisi. I had to leave rum on the floor for them to get my Irish side of the family to accept what I was trying to do with my Spanish side.
understand completely. I think itâs safe to assume most, if not all, the whites in the forum will have vastly Christian ancestors. Iâve had many, many young Christians these days tell me to leave paganism behind because my ancestors were Christian and if I want to honor them, I need to drop the âsatanic stuffâ and go to church. monotheism is obscene and naĂŻve to me. itâs just my opinion but I think what youâre thinking is perfectly fine because I think the same. and yes you are very American if you are Germanic in lineage 
so we have that in common as well. I am doing the same with research, etc. have loads of books in my library and working on collecting more. keep doing what feels right.
I have a very diverse heritage spanning from scandinavian countries, britain, ireland, all over africa, south asia, portugal and so forth. I would say it can be interesting to work with the deities in your culture and if you have multiple cultures even better I would think.