MP is the column of the body (a channel along the spine), not the column of the space surrounding the operant.
I know this, I’m saying in my opinion. Also, in my beliefs system I also believe that yes, there’s angels that have strong energy that some people (that have an energetic system more daemonic/ctonic) will not like and feel aversion too. I also kinda believe that some people have their “own Astral” were some laws that some people say that are absolute it’s not (Karma, some entities that some say that are aggressive are not towards some people or the opposite, etc…)
I pull light into the area surrounding my operant during middle pillar.
I posted my version of protection ritual here
There is also a middle pillar description based on Israel Regardies Middle Pillar book. You can clearly see that it involves pulling light into my operant as well as light circulation that is external from the body ( corpus ).