- Zeskneli (ზესკნელი) – the highest world and the home of the gods. White is the color of Zeskneli.
- Earth – the middle world, the home of mortals. Its center is divided into two regions, anterior ( tsina samkaro , წინა სამყარო; Where tsinaskneli , წინასკნელი) and posterior ( ukana samkaro , უკანა სამყარო; Where ukana skneli , უკანასკნელი); – beyond which the lands of Earth are divided by seven or nine mountains (or seas), which a hero can only cross by first undergoing a spiritual transformation (known as gardatsvaleba (გარდაცვალება) – which is also the word for "death") and seeking the help of magical animals, such as Paskunji, Rashi and others. Red is the color of this world.
- Kveskneli (ქვესკნელი) – the lower world or the underworld, inhabited by ogres, serpents and demons. Black is the color of Kveskneli.
These three worlds are connected by a world tree growing at the edge of the universe (or in other accounts a tower, chain or pillar) – a common theme in the mythologies many other cultures (compare, for example, Yggdrasil, Égig érő fa and Iroko). Beyond them and the universe lies Gareskneli (გარესკნელი), "the world of oblivion", an endless void of darkness and eternity.
There are also two planes of water and two planes of fire (each "element" having both an underground and a celestial form) with unique influences on human life. The moon (considered a brother) and the sun (considered a sister) pass through these two realms regularly, but in opposite directions.
After Christianization, Zeskneli became associated with heaven, Kveskneli with hell, and the spiritual journeys between these worlds associated with death alone, excluding older, more shamanic conceptions of otherworldly travel.
