On the other hand, approaching Deity often feels much more dangerous than it is. We are likely to feel a great deal of fear as our pretensions and denials are stripped away by the appraoch of the Divine presence. This feeling of fear is necessary and good, but it is fear of change as much as fear of real danger. I recently had a pries tess of mine who did the Drawing Down for the first time and she was profoundly disturbed by it. Not in an unpleasant way, but she's well trained and she still found the whole experience hard to deal with on an emotional level.
Some people can shrug it off, others find it hard to incorporate into themselves.
Sure it can. If we are strong enough,fine. Besides, the biggest danger isn't in the presence of the Divine. The unconscious mind will happily produce all sorts of fantasies if you ask. It isn't a case of how effective the participants are, rather, how ineffective.