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I had the same thought. If you remember the staff was given to Loki by Thanos, who has over the years possessed the stones on numerous occasions, and gave him “ancient knowledge”. In my opinion it could be either the soul gem, giving him the power to control people through their souls. It could also be the mind gem however because both Hawkeye and the professor, Eric, have described Loki’s control over them as him being in their “head”, AKA mind control. I am no expert but the end of Thor the Dark World sent me into a research frenzie and this is what I came up with. Please let me know what you think. Maybe we can figure this all out.

P.S. I think whoever is behind the general plot that the movies all conforming to is leaving more clues then we’re picking up on. Feel free to let me know what you think on this matter too.