I can cycle...mostly I'm stuck between depression/paranoia and normal days. But I know that when I start getting a ton of new ideas for art projects I want to do that I am going more into a manic phase.

Genetic; I've noticed that too. I always tend to dress like a bruise when I'm going more into my depressive phase and when I go into a happier normal or hypomania phase I break out my loud neon colors and my flaming red hair gets let loose on the world.
It is amazing how non-concision clues like that are great indicators of where you are in a "cycle" or "stage".