A viewer asks: “Trick-or-treating did not become popular in the United States until the 1920s. From its inception through the 1950s, Halloween was very controversial as many adults viewed it as a form of “extortion” with the practice. What is Creator’s view of this?”

This is indeed a corruption and is apparent on its face if you think about the origin of the souling done by children to pray for people’s loved ones who had passed on and have this transformed into carrying out pranks and acts of vengeance, even in a low-level fashion, is a depredation and a degradation of the sacredness of life and the divinity that is the origin of humans and their true makeup. It is demeaning and a diminishment to cause harm to others. It is nondivine and not in alignment. Any cultural practice that encourages such conduct will almost certainly have a dark origin. This is the influence of the spirit meddlers to corrupt human affairs as well as the extraterrestrials truly controlling the planet. It is how they think. They only serve themselves and would not conceive of nor promote anything where there is a gifting to others in a selfless way and certainly not for a spiritual purpose as they are atheists themselves. So this is a sad state of affairs that the young are not only tolerated but encouraged to keep this custom going. There are some more enlightened parents who will instruct their children to not say "trick or treat" but rather say "happy Halloween" as a friendly greeting, and this is a much better energy to exchange with a stranger with the expectation of receiving bounty from them in the form of candy or other treats. So that is the reach of the divine on display keeping alive the idea of treating people with respect, courtesy, and upliftment rather than a negative attack of some kind expecting something in return to ward off an implied threat. If you think simply about the meaning here and what is conveyed in the statement "trick or treat," it is obvious on its face this is not a desirable interchange to teach the young to engage in even as a game. Children learn from everything and especially from the cultural rituals. The fact they are embraced and practiced universally and it is also coupled with a reward, constitutes a slippery slope and they will learn the dark message inherent in the act itself—you can be sure of this. They may not turn into monsters but they will be lowered in the doing and will certainly not be gaining anything of value to help with their life.