For inspiration, Tavener drinks from a deep well, which includes a wide variety of sources. Father [[Seraphim Rose]], Elizabethan poet John Donne, [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] mystic St. John of the Cross, Greek folk traditions, William Blake and Dostoyevsky are all drawn on, in addition to the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church.
According to some sources, Tavener has been estranged from the Orthodox Church and Mother Thekla. [http://www.fairuk.org/dnd/2004/10/DND20041022Fri.htm#7)]
==Discography==