Is there a faster/better way...

...to Level up spells in FF2j/Origins FF2? I have Maria with Fire, Level 6, and even if I cast Fire on myself or a Class 3-5 monster, I'm still only getting 1 magic exp per casting, which is ludicrous. Any tips or secrets on getting magic up past level 5-7 short of going through the entire storyline and casting spells on Class 8 monsters near the game's end?

Any info you can give me on the rules about Magic Exp would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance! (assuming anyone replies :P )

Just do the accept cancel trick over and over and it'll level a whole lot faster. That's what I did when I needed to raise my weapon/magic skills.

Here's how it works. You cast a spell, it raises that spell's counter by an incriment that is determined by the level of the spell. It doesn't matter who you cast it on as far as I know, you just need to use it a bunch. This means getting a character adept with every spell is going to be nearly impossible, but if you just pick and choose, you won't need to do so much work.