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href=\"\/explore\/index.php\/home\/\">The 7 Directions<\/a><nav class=\"sd-nav\" aria-label=\"Main navigation\"><a href=\"\/explore\/index.php\/directions\/\">Directions<\/a><a href=\"\/explore\/index.php\/omnilayers\/\">OmniLayers<\/a><a href=\"\/explore\/index.php\/about\/\">About<\/a><a href=\"\/explore\/index.php\/books\/\">Books<\/a><a href=\"\/explore\/index.php\/contact-en\/\">Contact<\/a><a class=\"sd-language\" hreflang=\"ro\" href=\"\/explore\/index.php\/despre\/\">RO \/ Rom\u00e2n\u0103<\/a><\/nav><\/header><div class=\"sd-body\" id=\"sd-main\"><p class=\"sd-kicker\">The people behind the map<\/p><h1>Engineering Holistics.<br>With the person at the centre.<\/h1><p class=\"sd-intro\">The 7 Directions is Paul Gabor-Iliescu\u2019s perspective on the connections between different aspects of life, introduced through \u201cEngineering Holistics\u201d. It invites questions, discernment and guided exploration.<\/p><p>Behind the map are people, with questions of their own. You are welcome to bring curiosity, uncertainty, or a perspective different from ours. A useful conversation begins when there is room to listen.<\/p><h2>Paul Gabor-Iliescu &amp; Roxana Ioana Mai<\/h2><p>Paul and Roxana are your points of contact for exploring the project and discussing suitable guidance. They can help you find practitioners they have vetted and recommended. Relevant qualifications, availability, conditions and the limits of each service are clarified individually before any collaboration.<\/p><h2>A map is a beginning<\/h2><p>Reading introduces a language for a conversation. It does not qualify anyone to diagnose, treat or apply methods independently. There is room for study, uncertainty, support and respect for each person\u2019s pace.<\/p><section class=\"sd-author-note\"><p class=\"sd-kicker\">Paul \u00b7 A personal beginning<\/p><h2>I wrote the book I would have needed.<\/h2><p>This map grew from a time when I was looking for understanding, support and ways forward. I gathered questions, experiences and things I learnt from others. The introductory book tells that story.<\/p><p>Think of a navigator: we start by finding where we are. Then we look at where we want to go, the choices we have and who can help us make sense of the route.<\/p><p>My invitation is to stay curious, learn with discernment and leave room for what you do not know yet.<\/p><a href=\"\/explore\/index.php\/books\/\">Read the story in the books \u2192<\/a><\/section><section class=\"sd-story\"><div class=\"sd-story-art\"><img src=\"\/health\/sd26-mirror.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The mirror parable \u2014 original illustration by Paul Gabor Iliescu\"><p class=\"sd-art-credit\">Ilustra\u021bii originale - Paul Gabor Iliescu<br><span lang=\"en\">Original illustrations - Paul Gabor Iliescu<\/span><\/p><\/div><div><p class=\"sd-kicker\">A question to keep close<\/p><h2>What don\u2019t I know yet?<\/h2><p>You can read a book and recognise every word. There is still more to understand, and people to learn from. The mirror in this illustration invites us to notice the distance between the image we have of ourselves and what we can actually do.<\/p><p>Let\u2019s keep the curiosity. And the freedom to ask for help when we need it.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/7direct.org\/health\/index.php?title=Keep_exploring\">Follow the mirror parable in the library \u2197<\/a><\/div><\/section><aside class=\"sd-cta\"><h2>You do not have to find your way alone.<\/h2><p>We bring our experience and our willingness to be of service. Tell us what you are going through and what you hope could change. We can look together at your options, the support you need and a next step that makes sense for you. 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