A Petty Tyrant is a tormentor–someone who either holds the power of life and death over warriors or simply annoys them to distraction. (Fire, 16)

The Tyrant–the primal source of energy, the only ruler in the universe.
Pinches tiranos – Petty tyrant
Pinches tiranitos – Little petty tyrant
Repinches tiranitos – Small fry tyrant
Pinches tiranitos chiquititos – Teensy weensy tyrant (Fire, 17)

The device of using a petty tyrant gets rid of self-importance and prepares warriors for the final realization that impeccability is the only thing that counts in the path of knowledge. (Fire, 18)

If seers can hold their own in facing petty tyrants, they can certainly face the unknown with impunity. (Fire, 19)

My benefactor developed a strategy…(Fire, 23)

Control and discipline refer to an inner state; a warrior is self-oriented.
Forbearance and timing are in the domain of a Man of Knowledge.
Warriors not only have a well, thought out strategy, but are free from self-importance. (Fire, 24)

I knew I was waiting and I knew what I was waiting for; Right there is the great joy of warriorship. (Fire, 27)

Forbearance means holding back with spirit something that the warrior knows is rightfully due.
The new seers used petty tyrants not only to get rid of their self-importance, but to accomplish the very sophisticated maneuver of moving themselves out of this world. (Fire, 29)

Petty tyrants forced seers to use the principles of stalking and, in doing so, helped the seers to move their assemblage points. (Fire, 169)