"Philotic energy was used as a form of faster-than-light communication, in which messages are transmitted instantaneously via Ansible. Later on, it was also used as a form of near-instantaneous travel, to be transported Outside and back in, arriving at the specified destination (which may be any distance from the origin)."@en . . . "Philote"@en . . . . "Philotic energy was used as a form of faster-than-light communication, in which messages are transmitted instantaneously via Ansible. Later on, it was also used as a form of near-instantaneous travel, to be transported Outside and back in, arriving at the specified destination (which may be any distance from the origin)."@en .