Ancient Mayan calendar piques the curiosity

Farel Footman

Does the Mayan calendar, which some say ends on Dec. 12, 2012, predict the end of the world, the transformation into a new age of enlightenment or simply the start of a new astronomical cycle?
Farel Footman of Ojai, a student of the Mayan culture, talked about the scope of Mayan calendar interpretations at a presentation sponsored by the Healing Tree Apothecary and Tea Bar in Thousand Oaks on Jan. 7.
The Mayan calendar in question is a long count calendar...