Carol,
Sankarn talked about Ghandi -- his pathology --- and then his son (who died a drug addict or something like that ) who took on his dad's 'pathology' of indignance even though he hadn't lived through what his dad lived through. Maybe that's the example from Sankaran you're thinking about.

Hahnemann talks about homeopathic cures (without homeopathic remedy substances) in the Organon....he gives several examples in one of the footnotes. I'll try and locate which footnote it is and post it for you. Yes, situations can be cured homeopathically without a remedy -- loosely put. Again - I'll post it when I find it. Dr Leela - can you remember which one it is?? (hello, btw )