The 1+4 sequence reoccurs repeatedly in the two stories of Creation in Genesis Chapters 1 and 2 (see The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and The Garden of Eden, Adam and the 1-4 principle) and is consistent with the five elements – Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Aether – which dominate esoteric understanding of the compositional elements of the universe. Whereas the four elements are associated with the physical domain, the fifth element, Aether, or Quintessence, as termed by Aristotle, is an unchanging force associated with the heavens. Aristotle may have easily borrowed the concept from pre-existent cosmology in Hinduism, as Akash; the Bonh religion of Tibet, as Dharmakay; and also in Japanese philosophy as Ku, all of which perceive the fifth element to be non-physical and is identified as void, space or nothingness. Interestingly, the symbol given to the fifth element is the six-pointed Star of David. If one examines the Star of David carefully one will note that it is a composite of two triangles and a cross-line which are the symbols of the other four elements and therefore unifies these elements into one and is consistent with the 1-4 principle. 

The 1+4 principle is also found in the basic elements of nature. Carbon, from which all life is formed, has an atomic structure of a nucleus with 4 electrons in the outer shell, giving a 1-4 structure. It is this structure, in which the nucleus demands a total of 8 electrons in order to be stable, which is the foundation for all organic chains of carbohydrates, amino acids, and life! Similarly, Silicon, the foundation of all primordial rocks, also has a 1-4 structure of 4 electrons in the outer shell and 1 nucleus, leading to the formation of the multiple rock types we find in this universe. So, we can see that the 1-4 principle is indeed the foundation of nature on Earth and indeed of the universe. The number 5 represents the Crystal of Creation.