text: can anyone tell me what a free mason is? i don't like them, everytime i see one, i don't get a good vibe from them, can anyone tell me their purpose in life? freemasons are a fraternity "men only" there is also a female version called the eastern star. they have three appendent bodies the york rite, scottish rite, and shriners. masons raise money for charity providing millions of dollars a day to various charities and it costs about 8 million a day to run a shriners hospital where a child is treated at no charge. a society of secrets rather than a secret society all our rituals are plastered all over the internet. but our grips,keys, and tokens are kept as secret as possible in the information age. we are not devil worshipers we are your neighbors who help others and each other.