Improving drea control

I Forgot about the whole LD thing for about 6 months.

Now i have started to have them again which brought me back to this board.

Anyhow to the point. I have gradually been getting better and better at controlling LDs. My first attempted LD I couldn't do anything at all.

Last night i started trying to make people appear and disappear in my dreams. I could make someone appear in my room if i walked out of the room, thought about them being there and walked back in. However, no matter how hard i tried i couldn't make people appear in front of my face.

I ALMOST did it though. Impulsively i threw my hands out as if i were a wizard and blue stars erupted from my hands. And the person i wanted appeared in front of my for about 3 seconds and they they faded away.

Has anyone got any hints of how to make people appear?

Have faith in yourself. It is ALL about belief. There are no true methods in lucid dreams, it is all about how muc you believe it will work.