Dormition, hibernation, stasis. Ideas are seething. There is an excitement into action, hard academic or creative work. Struggle with the subject matter, strife, mental and spiritual odyssey. Imaginatio secundum naturam.
Notes accumulate, a first draft begins to take shape.
Movement under the surface, first awakening. Sense of discovery. Claims are proven. The second and third draft are written. One often feels close to attainment of the truth.