The Omega Strategy (typically Western):

• emphasizes the importance of political will and human control over nature
• pursues body-based experience and scientific knowledge
• seeks to attain perfection and fulfillment in ordinary, daily life
• suppresses (or gives little regard to) Guru-devotion, mystical experience, and submission to the Divine

The Alpha Strategy (typically Eastern):

• emphasizes the importance of devotion, mystical experience and submission to the Divine
• pursues higher knowledge and understanding of the meaning and purpose of existence
• seeks freedom from ordinary, daily life
• suppresses (or gives little regard to) activities related to ordinary, daily life struggles and pursuits as viewed in Omega cultures