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Based on the fact that the Devs have said that even a Stilled, Silent spell will still be visible, I think that psychic magic is likely also apparent when used.

From the sounds of things casting magic in Pathfinder Land always comes with a bit of a laser lights show, so even if the guy standing in the middle of the display is just standing still looking at you, he's obviously the source of some sort of magic.

Thanks for mentioning Still and Silent, as that was part of my concern - I hadn't heard that comment regarding those feats, but it makes sense, and barring further dev commentary I think it's what our group will play with.

From Occult Adventures:

"Instead of verbal and somatic components, all psychic
spells have components related to the caster’s inner
being. The two psychic components are called emotion
components and thought components. If a spell’s
components line lists a somatic component, that spell
instead requires an emotion component when cast by
psychic spellcasters, and if it has a verbal component,
it instead requires a thought component when cast by
psychic spellcasters. Psychic spells cast by non-psychic
arcane and divine casters use any listed somatic and
verbal components as normal."

Additionally:

"Just as spell-like abilities never require verbal, somatic,
or material components, these abilities also don’t require
thought or emotion components. A psychic spellcaster
can replace verbal and somatic components with thought
and emotion components only for the purposes of the
spell components themselves, not for the purposes of
any other rules elements that relate to verbal and somatic
components."

So, barring a psychic magic user casting a spell that has somatic and verbal components as part of the effect (or what have you), is there a cue I'm missing that allows for another character to 1) know that a spell is being cast before the effect actually occurs and 2) who actually cast the spell in the case of a spell that otherwise has no listed cues?

This seems like an oversight more than a design decision, and any clarification is appreciated.