Belief in the Zohar and danger? Hmm. Now there’s an intriguing idea.
Since when is belief in the Zohar synonymous with Orthodox Judaism? Lots of Orthodox Jews believe in its teachings, however, plenty don’t. R’ Yaakov Emden opposed it. The Hatam Sofer believed it was not written in the time of Rashbi. Certainly, Rav Kafih, zt”l, author of Milhamot HaShem didn’t believe in it, either (my father’s great-grandfather, IIRC, was fairly close to the Dor Dai’im in Yemen).